Ixobrychus minutus (Little Bittern)

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766)

The Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Madagascar. Birds from temperate regions in Europe and western Asia are migratory, wintering in Africa and further south in Asia, while those nesting in the tropics are sedentary. It is rare north of its breeding range. Source: Wikipedia

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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
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Dvergrøyrdrum
Polish:
bączek
Portuguese:
Garça-pequena
Russian:
Волчок
Slovak:
bučiačik močiarny
Swedish:
dvärgrördrom
Ukrainian:
Бугайчик
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): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
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]
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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: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1]
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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]
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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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Related taxa

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
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