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

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Kleinrietreier, Woudapie, Woudapie (Kleinrietreier)
Arabic: الواق الصغير, الواق الصغير بو الخصيف
Asturian: Garcina, Garcina Nana
Azerbaijani: Kiçik danquşu
Belarusian: Чапля-лазянiк, Чапля-лазянік
Bulgarian: Малък воден бик
Breton: Ar bongorz bihan
Catalan: Gomet, Martinet menut, Martinet menut comú, Suís
Catalan (Balears): Suís
Valencian: Gomet
Montenegrin: mala čaplja
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
Scientific: 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