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Dwarf Bittern
Ixobrychus sturmii (Wagler, 1827)
The Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) is a small species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ixobrychus
Scientific:
Ixobrychus sturmii
Citation:
(Wagler, 1827)
Reference:
Syst.Av. [p.191] sp.37
Protonym:
Ardea Sturmii
Avibase ID:
87EEBD3E5FE01CA2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/87EEBD3E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174852
English:
Dwarf Bittern
Catalan:
Martinet menut de Sturm
Czech:
bukáček trpasličí
Danish:
Pygmæhejre
German:
Graurückendommel
Spanish:
Avetorillo Plomizo
Spanish (Spain):
Avetorillo Plomizo
Finnish:
sinipikkuhaikara
French:
Blongios de Sturm
Croatian:
Siva čapljica
Hungarian:
szerecsentörpegém
Icelandic:
Helluþvari
Italian:
Tarabusino nano
Japanese (romaji):
kuroyoshigoi
Japanese:
クロヨシゴイ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis baublys
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Woudaap
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skiferrøyrdrum
Norwegian:
Skiferrørdrum
Polish:
baczek ciemny
Portuguese:
Garçote-anão
Russian:
Сероспинный волчок
Slovak:
bučiačik trpasličí
Serbian:
Siva čapljica
Swedish:
pygmérördrom
Ukrainian:
Бугайчик африканський
Chinese:
蓝苇鳽
Chinese (Traditional):
藍葦鳽
Dwarf Bittern
Catalan:
Martinet menut de Sturm
Czech:
bukáček trpasličí
Danish:
Pygmæhejre
German:
Graurückendommel
Spanish:
Avetorillo Plomizo
Spanish (Spain):
Avetorillo Plomizo
Finnish:
sinipikkuhaikara
French:
Blongios de Sturm
Croatian:
Siva čapljica
Hungarian:
szerecsentörpegém
Icelandic:
Helluþvari
Italian:
Tarabusino nano
Japanese (romaji):
kuroyoshigoi
Japanese:
クロヨシゴイ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis baublys
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Woudaap
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skiferrøyrdrum
Norwegian:
Skiferrørdrum
Polish:
baczek ciemny
Portuguese:
Garçote-anão
Russian:
Сероспинный волчок
Slovak:
bučiačik trpasličí
Serbian:
Siva čapljica
Swedish:
pygmérördrom
Ukrainian:
Бугайчик африканський
Chinese:
蓝苇鳽
Chinese (Traditional):
藍葦鳽
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) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): 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) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): 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) |
| Clements, version 2019: 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) |
| eBird version 2019: 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) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: 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) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Dwarf Bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ixobrychus sturmii |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ixobrychus sturmii |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Dwergrietreier
Catalan: Martinet menut de Sturm
Czech: bukáček trpasličí, Bukácek zakrslý
Danish: Pygmæhejre
German: Graurückendommel, Graurücken-Dommel, Schieferdommel, Sturms Zwergrohrdommel
English: African Dwarf Bittern, Dwarf Bitern, Dwarf Bittern, Rail Heron
English (IOC): Dwarf Bittern
English (Kenya): Dwarf Bittern
Spanish: Avetorillo Plomizo, Mirasol Plomizo
Spanish (Spain): Avetorillo Plomizo
Spanish (HBW): Avetorillo plomizo
Estonian: ojahüüp
Basque: Martinet menut de Sturm
Finnish: Sinipikkuhaikara
French: Blongios africain, Blongios de Sturm, Blongios nain d'Afrique
Galician: Martinet menut de Sturm
Hebrew: אנפית ננסית
Croatian: Siva čapljica
Hungarian: szerecsentörpegém
Icelandic: Helluþvari
Italian: Ardeiderallo, Tarabusino africano, Tarabusino nano, Tarabusino nano africano
Japanese (romaji): kuroyoshigoi
Japanese: クロヨシゴイ
Kwangali: Hakaruu
Scientific: Ardea Sturmii, Ardeiralla sturmii, Ardeirallus sturmii, Ixobrychus sturmii
Lithuanian: Afrikinis baublys, Nykštukinis baublys
Latvian: pundurdumpis
Dutch: Afrikaans Woudaapje, Afrikaanse Woudaap
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skiferrøyrdrum
Norwegian: Skiferrørdrum
Polish: baczek ciemny, bączek ciemny
Portuguese: Garçote-anão, Garçote-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): Garçote-anão
Russian: Африканский Карликовый Волчок, Волчок африканский карликовый, Сероспинный волчок
Northern Sami: Alituhcaháigir
Slovak: bučiačik trpasličí
Slovenian: afriška čapljica
Serbian: Siva čapljica
Swedish: Afrikansk dvärgrördrom, Afrikansk dvärgrördrum, Pygmérördrom
Swahili: Ngojamaliko, Vumatiti Kibete
Turkish: kül sırtlı balaban, Kül-sırtlı Balaban, Kurşuni Küçük Balaban
Ukrainian: Бугайчик африканський
Chinese: 蓝苇鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 藍葦鳽
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