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Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ixobrychus
Scientific: Ixobrychus sturmii
Citation: (Wagler, 1827)
Reference: Syst.Av. Ardea [p.191] sp.37
Protonym: Ardea Sturmii
Avibase ID: 87EEBD3E5FE01CA2
Short link: https://avibase.ca/87EEBD3E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174852
Geographic range:
Ixobrychus sturmii : Africa south of the Sahara
Source: Clements checklist
English: Dwarf Bittern
Czech: bukáček trpasličí
German: Graurückendommel
Danish: Pygmæhejre
Spanish: Avetorillo Plomizo
Finnish: sinipikkuhaikara
French: Blongios de Sturm
Icelandic: Helluþvari
Italian: Tarabusino nano
Japanese: kuroyoshigoi
Japanese: クロヨシゴイ
Dutch: Afrikaanse Woudaap
Norwegian: Skiferrørdrum
Polish: baczek ciemny
Portuguese: Garçote-anão
Russian: Сероспинный волчок
Slovak: bučiačik trpasličí
Swedish: pygmérördrom
Chinese: 蓝苇鳽
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 00: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 01: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 02: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 03: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 04: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Blongios de Sturm ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Blongios de Sturm ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 1st edition: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 3rd edition: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 4th edition: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 5th edition (as published): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements, version 2015: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements, version 2016: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements, version 2017: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Clements, version 2018: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 1.50: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 1.52: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 1.53: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 1.54: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 1.55: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 2015: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 2016: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 2017: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
eBird version 2018: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
James Lee Peters: Ixobrychus sturmii
James Lee Peters (original): Ixobrychus sturmii
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Ixobrychus sturmii
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ixobrychus sturmii
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ixobrychus sturmii
Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Afrikaans: DwergrietreierCatalan: Martinet menut de SturmCzech: bukáček trpasličí, Bukácek zakrslýDanish: PygmæhejreGerman: Graurückendommel, Graurücken-Dommel, Schieferdommel, Sturms ZwergrohrdommelEnglish: African Dwarf Bittern, Dwarf Bitern, Dwarf Bittern, Rail HeronEnglish (IOC): Dwarf BitternEnglish (Kenya): Dwarf BitternSpanish: Avetorillo Plomizo, Mirasol PlomizoSpanish (Spain): Avetorillo PlomizoSpanish (HBW): Avetorillo plomizoEstonian: ojahüüpBasque: Martinet menut de SturmFinnish: SinipikkuhaikaraFrench: Blongios africain, Blongios de Sturm, Blongios nain d'AfriqueGalician: Martinet menut de SturmHebrew: אנפית ננסיתCroatian: Siva čapljicaHungarian: szerecsentörpegémIcelandic: HelluþvariItalian: Ardeiderallo, Tarabusino africano, Tarabusino nano, Tarabusino nano africanoJapanese: kuroyoshigoiJapanese: クロヨシゴイKwangali: HakaruuLatin: Ardea Sturmii, Ardeiralla sturmii, Ardeirallus sturmii, Ixobrychus sturmiiLithuanian: Afrikinis baublys, Nykštukinis baublysLatvian: pundurdumpisDutch: Afrikaans Woudaapje, Afrikaanse WoudaapNorwegian Nynorsk: SkiferrøyrdrumNorwegian: SkiferrørdrumPolish: baczek ciemny, bączek ciemnyPortuguese: Garçote-anão, Garçote-pretoPortuguese (Portugal): Garçote-anãoRussian: Африканский Карликовый Волчок, Волчок африканский карликовый, Сероспинный волчокSlovak: bučiačik trpasličíSlovenian: afriška čapljicaSerbian: Siva čapljicaSwedish: Afrikansk dvärgrördrom, Afrikansk dvärgrördrum, PygmérördromSwahili: Ngojamaliko, Vumatiti KibeteTurkish: kül sırtlı balaban, Kül-sırtlı Balaban, Kurşuni Küçük BalabanUkrainian: Бугайчик африканськийChinese: 蓝苇鳽Chinese (Traditional): 藍葦鳽