Dwarf Bittern
Botaurus sturmii (Wagler, JG 1827)
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Dwarf Bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii | Nick Schaller | 2023-04-10 | D424 Rd, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, Ubombo (South Africa) (40 m) | uncertain - [sono] | 792321 xeno-canto.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii | Ehren Eksteen | 2021-01-08 | Kruger Park, Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (380 m) | song - Recording shortened due to multiple other bird species calling
|
827402 xeno-canto.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii | Ehren Eksteen | 2021-01-08 | Kruger Park (near Phungwe), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Pelgrimsrus (South Africa) (380 m) | song - Recording not modified. Bird calling from flooded thicket on the edge of a dam. Bushveld habitat with drainage line. Bird seen well
|
827385 xeno-canto.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Botaurus sturmii | Robin pope | 2026-03-22 | , Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) | - | 653485417 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Botaurus sturmii | Robin pope | 2026-03-21 | , Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) | - | 653540939 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Botaurus sturmii | Robin pope | 2026-03-22 | , Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) | - | 653485402 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii | Bram Piot | 2017-06-11 | River Bénoué near Garoua, North, Nord (Cameroon) (180 m) | flight call - Single call by an adult shortly after taking off. Several birds in flooded field. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
375030 xeno-canto.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Botaurus sturmii | Robin pope | 2026-03-21 | , Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) | - | 653540942 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Botaurus sturmii | Robin pope | 2026-03-21 | , Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) | - | 653540936 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii | Niall Perrins | 2021-01-23 | Zaagkuilsdrift Lodge, Warmbad (South Africa) (1015 m) | adult, call, sex uncertain - Bird calling at various intervals, a short croak similar to XC375030 flight call. Bird calls at 0;1;3.5;6.5;8.5;11;16;19;21;26;29s. Calling from an open perch. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
617333 xeno-canto.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii | Niall D Perrins | 2021-01-23 | , Limpopo Province (South Africa) | - | 612372948 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Botaurus sturmii | Robin pope | 2026-03-22 | , Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) | - | 653485428 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii | Cullen Hanks | 2022-12-16 | , Limpopo Province (South Africa) | - | 581205001 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Botaurus sturmii | Susan Inglis | 2026-04-29 | , Babati (Tanzania) | - | 660522485 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Dwarf Bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii | Judith Crawford | 2023-02-15 | Mpolonjeni, Eswatini (Eswatini) (289 m) | call - This recording was not modified. Three Dwarf Bittern seen in a recently flooded field. Vegetation in and around the flooded area were trees, low shrubs and tangled branches from fallen trees. The Dwarf Bittern were flying and resting on the shrubs, walking among the tangled branches. The bird would land on branch and move to conceal itself. From there it would call, a low, repeated gutteral call.
|
780640 xeno-canto.org |
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