Dwarf Bittern / Botaurus sturmii LC
- Synonyms Dwarf Bitern, African Dwarf Bittern, Rail Heron
- Old latin name for bird Ardea sturmii, Ardea gutturalis, Ardeiralla sturmii, Cancrophagus gutturalis, Ixobrychus sturmii, Ardeirallus sturmii
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Where to see Dwarf Bittern
- Breeding region Africa
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Oman
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Dwergrietreier |
| Basque | Martinet menut de Sturm |
| Bengali | ফাভন ফগরা |
| Breton | Bongorz Sturm |
| Bulgarian | Етиопски малък воден бик, Африкански малък воден бик |
| Catalan | martinet menut de Sturm |
| Chinese | 蓝苇鳽 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 藍葦鳽 |
| Croatian | afrička čapljica, Siva čapljica |
| Czech | Bukáček zakrslý, bukáček trpasličí, Bukácek zakrslý |
| Danish | Pygmæhejre |
| Dutch | Afrikaans Woudaapje, Afrikaanse Woudaap |
| Esperanto | Nana botaŭro, Pigmea botaŭro |
| Estonian | ojahüüp |
| Finnish | sinipikkuhaikara |
| French | Blongios de Sturm, Blongios africain, Blongios nain d'Afrique |
| Frisian | Dwerchreager |
| Galician | Garzote anano, Martinet menut de Sturm, Galguiñeira cincenta |
| German | Sturms Zwergrohrdommel, Graurücken-Dommel, Schieferdommel, Graurückendommel |
| Greek | Αφρικανικός Μικροτσικνιάς, Ναvoτσικvιάς |
| Hebrew | אנפית ננסית |
| Hungarian | szerecsentörpegém |
| Icelandic | Helluþvari |
| Irish | Bonnán abhacach |
| Italian | Tarabusino africano, Ardeiderallo, Tarabusino nano, Tarabusino nano africano |
| Japanese | クロヨシゴイ |
| Latvian | pundurdumpis |
| Lithuanian | afrikinis baublys, Afrikins baublys, Nykštukinis baublys |
| Macedonian | Џуџест воден бик |
| Northern Sami | Alituhcaháigir |
| Norwegian | skiferrørdrum |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Skiferrøyrdrum |
| Polish | baczek ciemny, bączek ciemny |
| Portuguese | Garçote-preto, Garçote-anão, garçote-anão |
| Romanian | Stârc pitic african |
| Russian | Карликовый волчок, Африканский Карликовый Волчок, Волчок африканский карликовый, Сероспинный волчок |
| Serbian | Siva čapljica |
| Slovak | bučiačik trpasličí |
| Slovenian | afriška čapljica |
| Spanish | Mirasol Plomizo, Avetorillo plomizo |
| Swahili | Vumatiti Kibete, Ngojamaliko |
| Swedish | pygmérördrom, Pigmérördrom, Afrikansk dvärgrördrum, Afrikansk dvärgrördrom |
| Turkish | kül sırtlı balaban, Kül-sırtlı Balaban, Kurşuni Küçük Balaban |
| Ukrainian | бугайчик африканський |
| Welsh | Coraderyn bwn |