Nycticorax olsoni
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Ardeidae
Subfamilia: Ardeinae
Genus: Nycticorax
Species: †Nycticorax olsoni
Name
[edit]Nycticorax olsoni Bourne, Ashmole & Simmons, 2003
- Holotype: BMNH S/1999.1.1, 3 Apr 1990
- Type locality: main chamber of Chapel Grotto, Ascension, South Atlantic.
References
[edit]- Bourne, W.R.P., Ashmole, N.P. & Simmons, K.E.L.R. 2003. A New Subfossil Night Heron and A New Genus for the Extinct Rail Ascension Island, Central Tropical Atlantic Ocean. Ardea 91 (1): 45–51. PDF Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Ascension Night Heron
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