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| + | [[Image:Little_Bittern.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo © by {{user|Steve+G|Steve Garvie}} <br /> [[S'Albufera es Grau (S'Albufera des Grao)|S'Albufera de Mallorca]]]] | ||
;[[:Category:Ixobrychus|Ixobrychus]] minutus | ;[[:Category:Ixobrychus|Ixobrychus]] minutus | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 27- | + | 27-38 cm (10½-15 in) in length, 40-58 cm wingspan and 60-150 g weight.<br /> |
| + | Buff underparts, black back and crown, wings are black with a large white patch on each wing.<br /> | ||
| + | The '''female''' has a browner back and a buff-brown wing patch. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[Africa]], central and southern [[Europe]], western and southern [[Asia]], and [[Australasia]]. | + | [[Image:15559little-bittern-fem.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|john-henry|john-henry}}<br />Lesvos, [[Greece]], May 2004]] |
| + | [[Image:A2E89296-D0B2-4D22-B226-807CBCDC76E6.jpeg|thumb|350px|right|Photo © by {{user|Steve.Jonesy|Steve.Jonesy}}<br />[[Algarve]], [[Portugal]], June 2019]] | ||
| + | [[Africa]], central and southern [[Europe]], western and southern [[Asia]], and [[Australasia]].<br /> | ||
| + | '''Europe''': [[Iceland]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Faroe Islands]], The [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], [[Portugal]], [[Madeira]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Monaco]], [[Switzerland]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Italy]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Belarus]], [[Poland]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], [[Corfu]], [[Malta]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zanzibar]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[eSwatini]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''African Islands''': [[Cape Verde]], Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Sao Tome]], [[Principe]], [[Madagascar]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Asia''': [[Russia]], [[Siberia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''The [[Caribbean]]''': vagrant to [[Barbados]]<sup>[[#References|[3]]]</sup>. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | There are | + | |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''I. m. minutus'': | ||
| + | :*Central and southern [[Europe]] to [[Siberia]]; North [[Africa]] | ||
| + | *''I. m. payesii'': | ||
| + | :*[[Africa]] south of the Sahara | ||
| + | *''I. m. podiceps'': | ||
| + | :*[[Madagascar]] | ||
| + | [[Black-backed Bittern]] was split from this species. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Reedbeds | Reedbeds | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests on platforms of reeds in shrubs, and 4-8 eggs are laid. | It nests on platforms of reeds in shrubs, and 4-8 eggs are laid. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Diet includes insects, fish and amphibians. | Diet includes insects, fish and amphibians. | ||
| − | == | + | ====Vocalisation==== |
| − | + | {{ Audio|Ixobrychus minutus (song).mp3 }} | |
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #[http://www.bioone.org/doi/pdf/10.1525/auk.2010.127.3.726 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds] | ||
| + | {{ref}}. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Ixobrychus | + | {{GSearch|"Ixobrychus minutus" {{!}} "Little Bittern"}} |
| + | <br /> | ||
| + | {{VSearch|"Ixobrychus minutus" {{!}} "Little Bittern"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ixobrychus]] | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Ixobrychus]][[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Videos]] |
Latest revision as of 01:22, 10 February 2023
- Ixobrychus minutus
Identification
27-38 cm (10½-15 in) in length, 40-58 cm wingspan and 60-150 g weight.
Buff underparts, black back and crown, wings are black with a large white patch on each wing.
The female has a browner back and a buff-brown wing patch.
Distribution
Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Australasia.
Europe: Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Faroe Islands, The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Madeira, Spain, Ibiza, Mallorca, Canary Islands, Monaco, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Germany, Austria, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Crete, Corfu, Malta, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine
Northern Africa: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
Western Africa: Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, eSwatini
African Islands: Cape Verde, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Sao Tome, Principe, Madagascar
Middle East: Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
Asia: Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Mongolia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas
The Caribbean: vagrant to Barbados[3].
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- I. m. minutus:
- I. m. payesii:
- Africa south of the Sahara
- I. m. podiceps:
Black-backed Bittern was split from this species.
Habitat
Reedbeds
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests on platforms of reeds in shrubs, and 4-8 eggs are laid.
Diet
Diet includes insects, fish and amphibians.
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2018. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2018. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- 51st supplement to the AOU checklist of North American birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Little Bittern. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Little_Bittern.
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
