Thus, the Réunion Night Heron probably became extinct around 1700.

Réunion Night Heron, Nycticorax duboisi (extinct)

The Réunion Night Heron (Nycticorax duboisi) is an extinct species of heron formerly occurring on the Mascarene island of Réunion.

The Réunion Night Heron was the largest Nycticorax of the Mascarene Islands and larger even than the Nankeen Night Heron.

On Réunion, it lived alongside the Réunion Ibis, the Hoopoe Starling, the Mascarene Parrot, the Réunion Parakeet, the Réunion Swamphen, the Réunion Owl, the Réunion Night Heron, and the Réunion Pink Pigeon.