The black-backed bittern, also known as the black-backed least bittern or Australian little bittern, is a little-known species of heron in the family Ardeidae found in Australia and vagrant to southern New Guinea. Formerly lumped with the little bittern, it is one of the smallest herons in the world. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Mathews, GM 1912)
Reference:
Novit. Zool.
18, no.3 p.234
Protonym:
Ixobrychus minutus dubius
Type locality:
Herdman's Lake, southwestern Australia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/22250#page/258/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
32C3CEF700F81D91
Avibase ID:
avibase-32C3CEF7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/32C3CEF7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824074
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) |
Clements, version 2021: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Black-backed Bittern ( Botaurus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Ixobrychus novaezelandiae dubius [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ixobrychus novaezelandiae dubius [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ixobrychus novaezelandiae dubius [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ixobrychus novaezelandiae dubius [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ixobrychus novaezelandiae dubius [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ixobrychus novaezelandiae dubius [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ixobrychus novaezelandiae dubius [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition: Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Black-backed Bittern ( Botaurus dubius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Australian Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-backed Bittern ( Ixobrychus dubius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-backed Bittern ( Botaurus dubius) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ixobrychus minutus dubius [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ixobrychus dubius [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Botaurus [minutus or dubius]
(sensu lato) by some authors
Your sightings
You must be logged in to view your sighting details. To register to myAvibase click here.
Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Avibase has been visited 412,289,822 times since 24 June 2003. © Denis Lepage | Privacy policy