Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Kleinrietreier, Kleinrietreier (Woudapie), Woudapie, Woudapie (Kleinrietreier)
Arabic: الواق الصغير, الواق الصغير بو الخصيف, واقة صغيرة
Asturian: Butorín común, Garcina, Garcina Nana
Azerbaijani: Kiçik dan quşu, kiçik danquşcuq, Kiçik danquşu
Bashkir: бупылдаҡ, ваҡ мөншөгөр, ғомбой, күл буғаһы, һыу буғаһы
Belarusian: Чапля-лазянiк, Чапля-лазянік
Bulgarian: Малък воден бик
Bengali: হছাট ফগরা
Bengali (transliteration): chōṭa bagalā
Breton: Ar bongorz bihan, Bongorz bihan
Catalan: Gomet, Martinet menut, Martinet menut comú, Suís
Catalan (Balears): Suís
Valencian: Gomet
Montenegrin: mala čaplja, мала чапља
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): мала чапља
Czech: Bukaček malý, Bukácek malý, Bukáček malý, bukáèek malý
Chuvash: пĕчĕк чăмăш, пĕчĕк шур вăкăрĕ
Welsh: Aderyn y bwn lleiaf, Aderyn-bwn Leiaf, Aderyn-bwn lleiaf, Bwm bach y gors
Danish: Dværghejre
German: Zwergdommel, Zwergdrommel, Zwergreiher, Zwergrohrdommel
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μικροτσικνιάς, Μικρoτσικvιάς, Μικροτσικνιάς, Νανορωδιός
Greek (Cypriot): Νανορωδιός
English: Black-backed Least Bittern, Common Little Bittern, Great Bittern, Little Bittern
English, HBW: Common Little Bittern
English (IOC): Little Bittern
English (Kenya): Little Bittern
English (United States): Little Bittern
Esperanto: Malgranda botaûro, Malgranda botaŭro
Spanish: Avetorillo, Avetorillo Comun, Avetorillo Común, Mirasol Pequeño
Spanish (Spain): Avetorillo Común
Spanish (HBW): Avetorillo común
Estonian: Väikehüüp
Basque: Amiltxori txiki, Amiltxori txikia, Martinet menut
Persian: بوتیمار کوچک
Finnish: Pikkuhaikara
Faroese: Vætturhegri
French: Blongios nain, Butor blongios, Héron blongios, Porchat, Pouacra
Friulian: sgarzet piçul
Frisian: Lytse reiddomp, Woffer
Irish: Aderyn-bwn lleiaf, Bonnán Beag
Gaelic: Bùbaire beag, Corra Ghrain Beag
Galician: Galguiñeira común, Garza pequena, Garzote común, 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 (romaji): 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
Kara-Kalpak: киши көлбуға
Kabardian: бгъэкӀэхьцӀыкӀу
Kazakh: Кіші әупілдек, Кішкене кєлбұқа, кішкене көлбұқа, кішкентай әупілдек, оқпан
Kazakh (Transliteration): kişkene kölbuqa
Korean (Transliteration): odoi bukh
Cornish: Clabyttour lyha
Kwangali: Mwene-mwene Hakaruu
Kirghiz: кидик көл бука, кидик колбука
Scientific: Ardea minuta, Ardetta minuta, Botaurus minutus, 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 одой бух, Бичил одойбух, малайн дэглий, Одой бух, Одой дэглий, шарангуй хүрэн бух шувуу
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: Russet tas-siġar, Russett tas-Siġar
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): малайн дэглий, шарангуй хүрэн бух шувуу
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
Rhaeto-Romance: Tarbegl pitschen
Romanian: Stârc pitic
Russian: Volchok, Волчок, Выпь малая, Или Волчок, Малая выпь, Малая выпь (волчок), Малый волчок
Yakut: кыра аҥыр
Scots: Corra ghrain beag
Northern Sami: Uhcaháigir
Slovak: Bučiačik močiarny, Bučiačik obyčajný
Slovenian: capljica, čapljica, mala bobnarica
Albanian: Gakth i vogël, Gakthi i vogël
Serbian: bukovcic, bukovčić, Capljica, Čapljica, Цаплјица, Чапљика
Sotho, Southern: Khoitinyane
Swedish: Dvärgrördrom, Dvergrördrom
Swahili: Ngojamaliko, Vumatiti Mdogo
Turkmen: gögebakar
Turkish: Cüce Balaban Kuşu, Küçük balaban, Кішкене көлбұқа
Tatar: кече күлбуга
Tuvinian: Хыыргыыш коонгуу, хыыргыыш кооңгуу
Udmurt: вуош
Ukrainian: Бугайчик, Бугайчик звичайний
Uzbek: кичик кўлбуқа
Kalmyk: көк бух, көкө бухы
Xhosa: Ihashe
Chinese: [xiao wei-yan], 小苇, 小苇千干鸟, 小苇, 小苇鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 小葦鳽