Avibase: Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi (Black Bittern (woodfordi))

Black Bittern (woodfordi)

Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi (= Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi) (Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1888)

Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Ixobrychus
Scientific:
  Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi

Original description

Citation:
(Ogilvie-Grant, WR 1888)

Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1888, pt.2 p.202

Imprint year:
1888

Protonym:
Ardeiralla woodfordi

Type locality:
Aloa, Guadalcanar, Solomon Islands.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91192#page/250/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
D63AE8690252501B

Avibase ID:
avibase-D63AE869

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D63AE869

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 824612

Geographic range:

Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi: Solomon Islands

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Black Bittern (woodfordi)
French:
Blongios à cou jaune (woodfordi)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Bittern (woodfordi) ( Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi)
Avilist 2025: Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ixobrychus flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Dupetor flavicollis woodfordi [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Botaurus flavicollis

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