Little Bittern / Botaurus minutus LC
- Synonyms Common Little Bittern, Great Bittern, Black-backed Least Bittern
- Old latin name for bird Ixobrychus minutus, Ardea minuta
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Where to see Little Bittern
- Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
- Breeding subregion s, c Europe to c Asia, nw India and Africa
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- China
- Congo
- Congo (the Democratic Republic of the)
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Côte d'Ivoire
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Ethiopia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Guernsey
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Little Bittern subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botaurus minutus minutus | c, s Europe to c Asia and nw India | Africa | No |
| Botaurus minutus payesii | Africa s of the Sahara | - | No |
| Botaurus minutus podiceps | Madagascar | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Woudapie, Woudapie (Kleinrietreier), Kleinrietreier, Kleinrietreier (Woudapie) |
| Albanian | Gakthi i vogël, Gakth i vogël |
| Arabic | واقة صغيرة, الواق الصغير, الواق الصغير بو الخصيف |
| Armenian | [Pokr Jrtsul ], Փոքր Ջրցուլ |
| Azerbaijani | Kiçik dan quşu, Kiçik danquşu, kiçik danquşcuq |
| Bashkir | ғомбой, ваҡ мөншөгөр, күл буғаһы, һыу буғаһы, бупылдаҡ |
| Basque | Martinet menut, Amiltxori txiki, Amiltxori txikia |
| Belarusian | Чапля-лазянік, Чапля-лазянiк |
| Bengali | হছাট ফগরা |
| Breton | Bongorz bihan, Ar bongorz bihan |
| Bulgarian | Малък воден бик |
| Catalan | Martinet menut, Suís, martinet menut comú, Gomet |
| Chinese | [xiao wei-yan], 小苇, 小苇鳽, 小苇千干鸟, 小苇 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小葦鳽 |
| Chuvash | пĕчĕк шур вăкăрĕ, пĕчĕк чăмăш |
| Cornish | Clabyttour lyha |
| Croatian | Capljica Voljak, čapljica voljak |
| Czech | bukáèek malý, bukáček malý, Bukácek malý, Bukaček malý |
| Danish | Dværghejre |
| Dutch | Woudaapje, Wouwaapje, Woudaap |
| Esperanto | Malgranda botaŭro, Malgranda botaûro |
| Estonian | väikehüüp |
| Faroese | Vætturhegri |
| Finnish | pikkuhaikara |
| French | Porchat, Pouacra, Héron blongios, Butor blongios, Blongios nain |
| Frisian | Woffer, Lytse reiddomp |
| Galician | Garza pequena, Garzote común, Martinet menut, Galguiñeira común |
| Georgian | პატარა ყარაულა, მცირე ყარაულა |
| German | Zwergdrommel, Zwergrohrdommel, Zwergdommel, Zwergreiher |
| Greek | Νανορωδιός, Μικρoτσικvιάς, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μικροτσικνιάς, Μικροτσικνιάς |
| Hebrew | אנפית גמדית |
| Hungarian | törpegém, Pocgém |
| Icelandic | Rindilþvari |
| Irish | Bonnán Beag, Aderyn-bwn lleiaf |
| Italian | Tarabusino, Tarabusino comune |
| Japanese | ヒメヨシゴイ, コヨシゴイ |
| Kazakh | оқпан, Кішкене кєлбұқа, Кіші әупілдек, кішкентай әупілдек, кішкене көлбұқа |
| Latvian | mazais dumpis |
| Lithuanian | mažasis baublys |
| Luxembourgish | Kleng Dommel |
| Macedonian | Мал воден бик, мало чапјиче, мал воден бик |
| Malagasy | Fiandrivoditatratra, Tambakoratsy, Mpiandravoditra, Zafimbano, Voromalemy, Godrano |
| Malayalam | ചിന്നക്കൊച്ച |
| Maltese | Russet tas-siġar, Russett tas-Siġar |
| Manx | Coar veg |
| Mongolian | Бичил одой бух, малайн дэглий, Одой дэглий, шарангуй хүрэн бух шувуу, Бичил одойбух, Одой бух |
| Northern Sami | Uhcaháigir |
| Norwegian | dvergrørdrum |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Dvergrøyrdrum |
| Persian | بوتیمار کوچک |
| Polish | baczek, Bączek, Bączek zwyczajny, bączek (zwyczajny) |
| Portuguese | garça pequena, Garçote, garçote-comum, Garcote-comun, Garça-pequena |
| Romanian | Stârc pitic |
| Romansh | Tarbegl pitschen |
| Russian | Volchok, Волчок, Малая выпь (волчок), Выпь малая, Малая выпь, Или Волчок, Малый волчок |
| Serbian | Čapljica, Capljica, bukovcic, Цаплјица, Чапљика, bukovčić |
| Slovak | Bučiačik obyčajný, bučiačik močiarny |
| Slovenian | čapljica, mala bobnarica, capljica |
| Spanish | Avetorillo común, Avetorillo, Avetorillo Comun, Mirasol Pequeño |
| Swahili | Vumatiti Mdogo, Ngojamaliko |
| Swedish | Dvergrördrom, dvärgrördrom |
| Tatar | кече күлбуга |
| Turkish | Cüce Balaban Kuşu, Кішкене көлбұқа, Küçük Balaban |
| Turkmen | gögebakar |
| Ukrainian | бугайчик звичайний, Бугайчик |
| Uzbek | кичик кўлбуқа |
| Welsh | Bwm bach y gors, Aderyn y bwn lleiaf, Aderyn-bwn Leiaf, Aderyn-bwn lleiaf |
| Xhosa | Ihashe |