Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Botaurus [minutus or novaezelandiae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Kleinrietreier
Arabic: الواق الصغير
Azerbaijani: Kiçik danquşu, Yeni Zelandiya danquşu, Yeni Zelandiya vağı
Belarusian: Чапля-лазянік
Bulgarian: Малък воден бик, Новозеландски малък воден бик
Bengali: চনিঈচজরযামেয ফগরা
Bengali (transliteration): ni'ujilyānḍēra bagalā*
Breton: Ar bongorz bihan
Catalan: Martinet menut de Nova Zelanda
Catalan (Balears): Suís
Valencian: Gomet
Czech: bukáček novozélandský
Welsh: Aderyn-bwn lleiaf
Danish: Newzealandsk Dværghejre
German: Schwarzrückendommel, Zwergdommel
Greek: Μικροτσικνιάς
English: Black-backed Bittern, Black-backed Bittern (New Zealand), New Zealand Bittern, New Zealand Black-backed Bittern, New Zealand Little Bittern
English, HBW: New Zealand Little Bittern
English (IOC): New Zealand Bittern
English (United States): New Zealand Bittern
Esperanto: Malgranda botaûro , Novzelanda botaŭro
Spanish: Avetorillo Australiano, Avetorillo maorí
Spanish (Spain): Avetorillo Maorí
Spanish (HBW): New Zealand Bittern
Estonian: kaoriki-väikehüüp
Basque: Amiltxori txikia
Finnish: uudenseelanninpikkuhaikara
Faroese: Vætturhegri
French: Blongios à dos noir, Blongios à dos noir (nominal), Blongios à dos noir (nominale), Blongios à dos noir (novaezelandiae), Blongios à dos noir (race nominale)
Irish: Bonnán Beag
Gaelic: Corra Ghrain Beag
Galician: Garza pequena
Manx: Coar veg
Hebrew: אנפית גמדית
Croatian: Čapljica Voljak, novozelandska čapljica
Hungarian: új-zélandi törpegém
Armenian: Փոքր Ջրցուլ
Icelandic: Rindilþvari
Italian: Tarabusino dorsonero
Japanese (romaji): o-sutorariayoshigoi
Japanese: オーストラリアヨシゴイ
Georgian: პატარა ყარაულა
Kazakh: Кішкене кєлбұқа
Cornish: Clabyttour lyha
Scientific: Ardea minuta, Ardeola Novae Zelandiae, Botaurus novaezelandiae, Ixobrychus minutus, Ixobrychus minutus minutus, Ixobrychus minutus novaezelandiae, Ixobrychus novaezelandiae, Ixobrychus novaezelandiae novaezelandiae, Ixobrychus novazelandiae
Lithuanian: Mažasis baublys
Latvian: Mazais dumpis
Malagasy: Fiandrivoditatratra
Macedonian: Мал воден бик
Mongolian: Одой дэглий
Maltese: Russett tas-Siġar
Dutch: Nieuw-Zeelands Woudaapje, Nieuw-Zeelandse Woudaap
Norwegian: Australdvergrørdrum, Maorirørdrum
Polish: bączek nowozelandzki
Portuguese: Garça-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal): garçote-maori
Romansh: Tarbegl pitschen
Russian: Новозеландский волчок
Scots: Corra ghrain beag
Slovak: buciacik čiernochrbtý, bučiačik čiernochrbtý
Slovenian: mala bobnarica
Albanian: Gakthi i vogël
Serbian: bukovčić, Novozelandska čapljica
Swedish: Nya Zeelanddvärgrördrom, nyzeeländsk dvärgrördrom
Swahili: Vumatiti Mdogo
Turkish: Küçük balaban, Yeni Zelanda balabanı
Tuvinian: Хыыргыыш коонгуу
Ukrainian: Бугайчик, бугайчик новозеландський
Chinese: 分布于新西兰, 新西兰苇鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 紐西蘭葦鳽 滅絕?