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Little or New Zealand Bittern

Botaurus [minutus or novaezelandiae] (= Botaurus minutus) (Linnaeus, C 1766)




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Botaurus
Scientific:
  Botaurus minutus


Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1766)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1

Protonym:
  Ardea minuta

Type locality:
  Switzerland.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/244/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6A8D3B063B5A495A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6A8D3B06

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6A8D3B06


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174850

Geographic range:

  • Botaurus minutus: central and southern Europe to Siberia, and Africa and Madagascar
  • Botaurus minutus minutus: central and southern Europe to Siberia; North Africa
  • Botaurus minutus payesii: sub-Saharan Africa
  • Botaurus minutus podiceps: Madagascar
  • Botaurus dubius: southwestern and eastern Australia and New Guinea
  • Botaurus novaezelandiae: formerly South Island (New Zealand); extinct
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English:
Little or New Zealand Bittern
French:
Blongios nain ou B. à dos noir


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
Little Bittern ( Botaurus minutus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Little or New Zealand Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae])
Clements 3rd edition:
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ixobrychus minutus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ixobrychus minutus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ixobrychus minutus [version 2]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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Afrikaans: Kleinrietreier, Woudapie
Arabic: الواق الصغير, الواق الصغير بو الخصيف
Asturian: Garcina
Azerbaijani: Kiçik danquşu
Belarusian: Чапля-лазянік
Bulgarian: Малък воден бик
Breton: Ar bongorz bihan
Catalan: Gomet, Martinet menut, Suís
Catalan (Balears): Suís
Valencian: Gomet
Czech: Bukaček malý, Bukácek malý, Bukáček malý
Welsh: Aderyn-bwn Leiaf, Aderyn-bwn lleiaf, Bwm bach y gors
Danish: Dværghejre
German: Zwergdommel, Zwergrohrdommel
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μικροτσικνιάς, Μικροτσικνιάς
Greek (Cypriot): Νανορωδιός
English: Little Bittern, Little or New Zealand Bittern
Esperanto: Malgranda botaûro
Spanish: Avetorillo, Avetorillo común
Estonian: Väikehüüp
Basque: Amiltxori txikia, Martinet menut
Finnish: Pikkuhaikara
Faroese: Vætturhegri
French: Blongios nain, Blongios nain ou B. à dos noir, Butor blongios
Irish: Aderyn-bwn lleiaf, Bonnán Beag
Gaelic: Corra Ghrain Beag
Galician: Garza pequena, Martinet menut
Manx: Coar veg
Hebrew: אנפית גמדית
Croatian: Capljica Voljak, Čapljica Voljak
Hungarian: Pocgém, Törpegém
Armenian: [Pokr Jrtsul ], Փոքր Ջրցուլ
Icelandic: Rindilþvari
Italian: Tarabusino
Japanese (romaji): ko yoshi goi, koyoshigoi
Japanese: コヨシゴイ, ヒメヨシゴイ
Japanese (Kanji): 小葦五位
Georgian: მცირე ყარაულა, პატარა ყარაულა
Kazakh: Кіші әупілдек, Кішкене кєлбұқа
Kazakh (Transliteration): kişkene kölbuqa
Korean (Transliteration): odoi bukh
Cornish: Clabyttour lyha
Kwangali: Mwene-mwene Hakaruu
Scientific: Ardea minuta, Botaurus minutus, Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae], Ixobrychus minutus, Ixobrychus minutus minutus
Luxembourgish: Kleng Dommel
Lithuanian: Mažasis baublys
Latvian: Mazais dumpis
Malagasy: Fiandrivoditatratra, Godrano, Mpiandravoditra, Tambakoratsy, Voromalemy, Zafimbano
Macedonian: Мал воден бик, мало чапјиче
Mongolian: Бичил одойбух, Одой бух, Одой дэглий
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠪᠢᠴᠢᠯ ᠣᠳᠣᠢ ᠪᠣᠬ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠣᠳᠣᠢ ᠪᠣᠬ᠎ᠠ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Бяцхан бух шувуу
Mongolian (Transliteration): bichil odoi-bukh, byatskhaŋ bykh shuvuu
Maltese: Russett tas-Siġar
Dutch: Woudaap, Woudaapje, Wouwaapje
Norwegian: Dvergrørdrum
Polish: baczek, Bączek, bączek (zwyczajny), Bączek zwyczajny
Pinyin: xiǎo wěi-yán
Portuguese: garça pequena, Garça-pequena, Garcote-comun
Romansh: Tarbegl pitschen
Romanian: Stârc pitic
Russian: Volchok, Волчок, Выпь малая, Или Волчок, Малая выпь, Малая выпь (волчок), Малый волчок
Scots: Corra ghrain beag
Slovak: Bučiačik močiarny, Bučiačik obyčajný
Slovenian: capljica, Čapljica, mala bobnarica
Albanian: Gakthi i vogël
Serbian: bukovcic, bukovčić, Capljica, Цаплјица, Чапљика
Sotho, Southern: Khoitinyane
Swedish: Dvärgrördrom, Dvergrördrom
Swahili: Ngojamaliko, Vumatiti Mdogo
Turkish: Cüce Balaban Kuşu, Küçük balaban, Кішкене көлбұқа
Tuvinian: Хыыргыыш коонгуу
Ukrainian: Бугайчик, Бугайчик звичайний
Xhosa: Ihashe
Chinese: [xiao wei-yan], 小苇, 小苇, 小苇鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 小葦鳽

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