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Species status: full species

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Other related concepts

• Ixobrychus exilis [pale form] (phenotype)
• Ixobrychus exilis [var. neoxenus] (phenotype)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Amerikaanse kleinrietreier
Azerbaijani: Amerika kiçik danquşu
Bulgarian: Американски малък воден бик
Breton: Bongorz bihan Amerika
Catalan: Martinet menut americà
Carib: Ture'i
Creoles and Pidgins, French-based (Other): kwabye
Czech: bukáček americký, Bukácek bažinný, bukáček bažinný
Welsh: Aderyn bwn bach
Danish: Amerikansk Dværghejre
German: Amerikanische Zwergdommel, Indianerdommel
Greek: Αμερικαvικός μικρoτσικvιάς, Αμερικανικός Μικροτσικνιάς
English: Cory's Bittern, Least Bittern
English, HBW: Least Bittern
English (IOC): Least Bittern
English (United States): Least Bittern
Esperanto: Eta botaŭro, Indiana malgranda botaŭro
Spanish: Aventorillo Pantanero, Avetorillo americano, Avetorillo Bicolor, Avetorillo Panamericano, Avetorillo pantanero, Avetorito Americano, Avetoro chico, Avetoro Menor, avetoro minimo, Avetoro Mínimo, Garcita, Martinetico, Martinetito, Mirasol chico, Mirasol de Lomo Negro
Spanish (Argentine): Mirasol chico
Spanish (Bolivia): Mirasol chico
Spanish (Chile): Huairavillo de dorso negro
Spanish (Colombia): Avetorillo Bicolor, Avetorrillo bicolor
Spanish (Costa Rica): Avetorillo pantanero
Spanish (Cuba): Garcita
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Martinetico, Martinetito
Spanish (Ecuador): Mirasol Menor
Spanish (Spain): Avetorillo Americano
Spanish (HBW): Avetorillo americano
Spanish (Honduras): Avetoro chico
Spanish (Mexico): Avetorito Americano, Avetoro Menor, avetoro minimo, avetoro mínimo
Spanish (Nicaragua): Avetorillo Pantanero
Spanish (Panama): Mirasol Menudo
Spanish (Peru): Mirasol Leonado
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Martinetito
Spanish (Paraguay): Mirasol chico
Spanish (Venezuela): Garza Enana
Estonian: ameerika väikehüüp
Finnish: Amerikanpikkuhaikara
Faroese: Amerikanskur vætturhegri
French: Blongios d'Amérique, Petit Blongios, Petit Butor
Frisian: Amerikaanske lytse reiddomp
Irish: Bonnán seang
Guadeloupean Creole French: Caiali jaune, Kio jaune
Galician: Garzote vermello
Guarani: Hoko'i pytâ, Hoko'i-pytâ
Haitian Creole French: Makwali
Hebrew: אנפית-גמדית אמריקנית
Croatian: američka čapljica
Hungarian: amerikai törpegém
Icelandic: Rengluþvari
Italian: Tarabusino americano, Tarabusino esile, Tarabusino minore americano, Tarabusino minuto
Japanese (romaji): himeyoshigoi, koyoshigoi
Japanese: コヨシゴイ, ヒメヨシゴイ
Kirghiz: Америка кидик колбукасы
Scientific: Ardea exilis, Ardetta exilis, Botaurus exilis, Ixobrychus exilis, Ixobrychus exilis exilis
Lithuanian: Blyškusis baublys, Nykštukinis baublys
Latvian: sīkais dumpis
Macedonian: Американски мал воден бик
Dutch: Amerikaans Woudaapje, Amerikaanse Woudaap
Norwegian Nynorsk: Pygmérøyrdrum
Norwegian: Pygmerørdrum, Pygmérørdrum
Polish: baczek amerykanski, bączek amerykański
Portuguese: garça-vermelha, Socoi-vermelho, socoí-vermelho, socó-mirim-vermelho
Portuguese (Brazil): garça-vermelha, Socó Mirim Vermelho, socoi-vermelho, Socoí-vermelho, socó-mirim-vermelho
Portuguese (Portugal): garçote-pequeno, Socoí-vermelho
Rhaeto-Romance: Tarbegl pitschen american
Romanian: Stârc pitic american
Russian: Американский волчок, Волчок индейский, Индийский волчок, карликовый, Карликовый Волчок
Northern Sami: Amerihkáuhcaháigir
Slovak: bučiačik malý, bučiak malý
Slovenian: ameriška čapljica
Serbian: Američka čapljica
Saramaccan: Andolé
Sranan: Stontyontyon
Swedish: Amerikansk dvärgrördrom, Amerikansk dvärgrördrum
Turkish: Amerika Küçük Balabanı
Ukrainian: Бугайчик американський
Chinese: 姬苇鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 姬葦鳽