Ixobrychus minutus (Little Bittern)

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Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
  Ixobrychus

Scientific:
Ixobrychus minutus

Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.240

Protonym:
Ardea minuta

Avibase ID:
7AAD57ACA1C4ECA9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7AAD57AC

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174850

Geographic range:

Ixobrychus minutus minutus: Central and s Europe to Siberia; North Africa
Ixobrychus minutus payesii: Africa south of the Sahara
Ixobrychus minutus podiceps: Madagascar

Source: Clements checklist

English:
  Little Bittern
Czech:
  bukáček malý
German:
  Zwergdommel
Danish:
  Dværghejre
Spanish:
  Avetorillo común
Finnish:
  pikkuhaikara
French:
  Blongios nain
Icelandic:
  Rindilþvari
Italian:
  Tarabusino
Japanese:
  himeyoshigoi
Japanese:
  ヒメヨシゴイ
Dutch:
  Woudaap
Norwegian:
  Dvergrørdrum
Polish:
  bączek
Portuguese:
  Garça-pequena
Russian:
  Волчок
Slovak:
  bučiačik močiarny
Swedish:
  dvärgrördrom
Chinese:
  小苇鳽

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
   Blongios nain ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
   Blongios nain ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 1st edition:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 4th edition:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 2]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
   Common Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
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   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
Oriental Bird Club:
   Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
    Ixobrychus minutus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Alternative arrangements: 1 2

Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Kleinrietreier, Woudapie, Woudapie (Kleinrietreier)
Arabic: الواق الصغير, الواق الصغير بو الخصيف
Asturian: Garcina, Garcina Nana
Azerbaijani: Kiçik danquşu
Belarusian: Чапля-лазянік
Bulgarian: Малък воден бик
Breton: Ar bongorz bihan
Catalan: Gomet, Martinet menut, Martinet menut comú, Suís
Catalan (Balears): Suís
Valencian: Gomet
Czech: Bukaček malý, Bukácek malý, Bukáček malý, bukáèek malý
Welsh: Aderyn-bwn Leiaf, Aderyn-bwn lleiaf, Bwm bach y gors
Danish: Dværghejre
German: Zwergdommel, Zwergdrommel, Zwergreiher, Zwergrohrdommel
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μικροτσικνιάς, Μικροτσικνιάς, Νανορωδιός
Greek (Cypriot): Νανορωδιός
English: Black-backed Least Bittern, Common Little Bittern, Great Bittern, Little Bittern
English (IOC): Little Bittern
English (Kenya): Little Bittern
Esperanto: Malgranda botaûro
Spanish: Avetorillo, Avetorillo Comun, Avetorillo Común, Mirasol Pequeño
Spanish (Spain): Avetorillo Común
Spanish (HBW): Avetorillo común
Estonian: Väikehüüp
Basque: Amiltxori txikia, Martinet menut
Persian: بوتیمار کوچک
Finnish: Pikkuhaikara
Faroese: Vætturhegri
French: Blongios nain, Butor blongios, Héron blongios, Porchat, Pouacra
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, Tarabusino comune
Japanese: himeyoshigoi, 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
Latin: Ardea minuta, 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
Malayalam: ചിന്നക്കൊച്ച
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
Moldavian: Stârc pitic
Maltese: Russett tas-Siġar
Dutch: Woudaap, Woudaapje, Wouwaapje
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dvergrøyrdrum
Norwegian: Dvergrørdrum
Polish: baczek, Bączek, bączek (zwyczajny), Bączek zwyczajny
Pinyin: xiǎo wěi-yán
Portuguese: garça pequena, Garça-pequena, Garçote, Garçote-comum, Garcote-comun
Portuguese (Portugal): Garçote-comum
Romansh: Tarbegl pitschen
Romanian: Stârc pitic
Russian: Volchok, Волчок, Выпь малая, Или Волчок, Малая выпь, Малая выпь (волчок), Малый волчок
Scots: Corra ghrain beag
Sindhi: ث رًډ يب ٽ ؿًټ
Slovak: Bučiačik močiarny, Bučiačik obyčajný
Slovenian: capljica, čapljica, mala bobnarica
Albanian: Gakthi i vogël
Serbian: bukovcic, bukovčić, Capljica, Čapljica, 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
Xhosa: Ihashe
Chinese: [xiao wei-yan], 小苇, 小苇千干鸟, 小苇, 小苇鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 小葦鳽