Least Bittern / Ixobrychus exilis
| Least Bittern bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Cory's Bittern |
| Old latin name for bird | Ardetta exilis, Botaurus exilis, Ardea exilis |
| Order | Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae |
| Genus | Ixobrychus |
| Breeding region | Middle America, North America, South America |
| Breeding subregion | e, sw USA to se Brazil |
Least Bittern bird sounds *
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Related species
Dwarf Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Black-backed Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Black Bittern
Little Bittern
New Zealand Bittern
Stripe-backed Bittern
Von Schrenck's Bittern
Where to see Least Bittern
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Curaçao
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- French Guiana
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Venezuela
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Least Bittern subspecies (6)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ixobrychus exilis bogotensis | c Colombia | - | No |
| Ixobrychus exilis erythromelas | e Panama and n South America to n Bolivia and n Argentina | - | No |
| Ixobrychus exilis exilis | e Canada and e, sw USA | Central America and West Indies | No |
| Ixobrychus exilis limoncochae | e Ecuador | - | No |
| Ixobrychus exilis peruvianus | wc Peru | - | No |
| Ixobrychus exilis pullus | nw Mexico | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse kleinrietreier |
| Azerbaijani | Amerika kiçik danquşu |
| Breton | Bongorz bihan Amerika |
| Bulgarian | Американски малък воден бик |
| Catalan | martinet menut americà |
| Chinese | 姬苇鳽 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 姬葦鳽 |
| Croatian | američka čapljica |
| Czech | bukáček americký, bukáček bažinný, Bukácek bažinný |
| Danish | Amerikansk Dværghejre |
| Dutch | Amerikaans Woudaapje, Amerikaanse Woudaap |
| Esperanto | Indiana malgranda botaŭro, Eta botaŭro |
| Estonian | ameerika väikehüüp |
| Faroese | Amerikanskur vætturhegri |
| Finnish | amerikanpikkuhaikara |
| French | Petit Blongios, Blongios d'Amérique, Petit Butor |
| Frisian | Amerikaanske lytse reiddomp |
| Galician | Garzote vermello |
| German | Amerikanische Zwergdommel, Indianerdommel |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Μικροτσικνιάς, Αμερικαvικός μικρoτσικvιάς |
| Guarani | Hoko'i-pytâ, Hoko'i pytâ |
| Hebrew | אנפית-גמדית אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | amerikai törpegém |
| Icelandic | Rengluþvari |
| Irish | Bonnán seang |
| Italian | Tarabusino minuto, Tarabusino minore americano, Tarabusino esile, Tarabusino americano |
| Japanese | ヒメヨシゴイ, コヨシゴイ |
| Latvian | sīkais dumpis |
| Lithuanian | nykštukinis baublys, Blyškusis baublys |
| Macedonian | Американски мал воден бик |
| Northern Sami | Amerihkáuhcaháigir |
| Norwegian | Pygmerørdrum, Pygmérørdrum, pygmérørdrum |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Pygmérøyrdrum |
| Polish | baczek amerykanski, bączek amerykański |
| Portuguese | socó-mirim-vermelho, Socoi-vermelho, garça-vermelha, socoí-vermelho, garçote-pequeno |
| Romanian | Stârc pitic american |
| Russian | карликовый, Волчок индейский, Американский волчок, Индийский волчок, Карликовый Волчок |
| Serbian | Američka čapljica |
| Slovak | bučiačik malý, bučiak malý |
| Slovenian | ameriška čapljica |
| Spanish | avetoro minimo, Avetorillo americano, Avetoro Menor, Avetorito Americano, Avetorillo Panamericano, Martinetico, Mirasol de Lomo Negro, Mirasol chico, Avetorillo pantanero, Avetorillo Bicolor, Martinetito, Avetoro Mínimo, Garcita, Aventorillo Pantanero, Avetoro chico |
| Swedish | amerikansk dvärgrördrom, Amerikansk dvärgrördrum |
| Turkish | Amerika Küçük Balabanı |
| Ukrainian | бугайчик американський |
| Welsh | Aderyn bwn bach |