Ascension Night Heron

species of bird
Taxon extinct_taxon Q721754
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Ascension Night Heron

Summary

Ascension Night Heron is an extinct taxon[1]. It draws 261 Wikipedia views per month (extinct_taxon category, ranking #66 of 175).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ascension Night Heron's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon[3].
  • Ascension Night Heron's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Ascension Night Heron is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Storrs L. Olson is named after Ascension Night Heron[6].
  • Ascension Night Heron belongs to the parent taxon Nycticorax[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Ascension Night Heron is Nycticorax olsoni[8].
  • Ascension Night Heron's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N. olsoni'}[9].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ascension Night Heron'}[10].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ascension-Nachtreiher'}[11].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Martinete de Ascensión'}[12].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ascensionnathejre'}[13].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'ascension-szigeti bakcsó'}[14].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'ślepowron atlantycki'}[15].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'chavkoš aponar'}[16].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'ascensionnatthäger'}[17].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Ascensionkwak'}[18].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Bihoreau d'Ascension"}[19].
  • Ascension Night Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'goraz-de-ascensão'}[20].
  • Ascension Night Heron's habitat is recorded as Ascension Island[21].
  • Ascension Night Heron's extinction date is recorded as 1502[22].
  • Ascension Night Heron's extinction date is recorded as 1555[23].

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Classification

Ascension Night Heron's scientific name is Nycticorax olsoni[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Nycticorax[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[10], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ascension-Nachtreiher'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Martinete de Ascensión'}[12], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Ascensionnathejre'}[13], {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'ascension-szigeti bakcsó'}[14], and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'ślepowron atlantycki'}[15].

Discovery and Description

Storrs L. Olson is named after Ascension Night Heron[6].

Identifiers

Ascension Night Heron's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 627277[24]. Ascension Night Heron's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10638153[25]. Ascension Night Heron's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7978415[26].

Why It Matters

Ascension Night Heron draws 261 Wikipedia views per month (extinct_taxon category, ranking #66 of 175).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. wikidata.org.
  7. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . avesdomundo.info. Retrieved . avesdomundo.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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