The little bittern or common little bittern is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. Ixobrychus is from Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow, and minutus is Latin for "small". Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Ardea minuta
Type locality:
Switzerland.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/244/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
A762DF980FFC9DF2
Avibase ID:
avibase-A762DF98
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A762DF98
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174850
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little or Australian Bittern ( Ixobrychus [minutus or dubius]) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Little Bittern ( Ixobrychus minutus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ixobrychus minutus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Ixobrychus [minutus or novaezelandiae]
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