Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (46)
- Subspecies (6)
Alan F. Poole, Peter E. Lowther, James P. Gibbs, F. A. Reid, and Scott M. Melvin
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 6, 2009
Text last updated May 6, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американски малък воден бик |
| Catalan | martinet menut americà |
| Czech | bukáček americký |
| Danish | Amerikansk Dværghejre |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Woudaap |
| English | Least Bittern |
| English (United States) | Least Bittern |
| Finnish | amerikanpikkuhaikara |
| French | Petit Blongios |
| French (France) | Petit Blongios |
| German | Indianerdommel |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Μικροτσικνιάς |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Makwali |
| Hebrew | אנפית-גמדית אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Amerikai törpegém |
| Icelandic | Rengluþvari |
| Japanese | コヨシゴイ |
| Lithuanian | Nykštukinis baublys |
| Norwegian | pygmérørdrum |
| Polish | bączek amerykański |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | socoí-vermelho |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Socoí-vermelho |
| Romanian | Stârc pitic american |
| Russian | Американский волчок |
| Serbian | Američka čapljica |
| Slovak | bučiak malý |
| Slovenian | Ameriška čapljica |
| Spanish | Avetorillo Americano |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Mirasol Chico |
| Spanish (Chile) | Huairavillo de dorso negro |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Avetorillo Pantanero |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Garcita |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Martinetito |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Mirasol Menor |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Avetorito |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Avetoro Menor |
| Spanish (Panama) | Mirasol Menudo |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Mirasol chico |
| Spanish (Peru) | Mirasol Leonado |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Martinetito |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avetorillo americano |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Mirasol Enano |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Garza Enana |
| Swedish | amerikansk dvärgrördrom |
| Turkish | Amerika Küçük Balabanı |
| Ukrainian | Бугайчик американський |
Ixobrychus exilis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Ardea exilis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.645.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Jamaica.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- IXOBRYCHUS
- exilis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Least Bittern
