Little Bittern / Ixobrychus minutus
| Little Bittern bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Common Little Bittern, Great Bittern, Black-backed Least Bittern |
| Old latin name for bird | Ardea minuta |
| Order | Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae |
| Genus | Ixobrychus |
| Breeding region | Africa, Eurasia |
| Breeding subregion | s, c Europe to c Asia, nw India and Africa |
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Related species
Dwarf Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Black-backed Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Black Bittern
New Zealand Bittern
Stripe-backed Bittern
Least Bittern
Von Schrenck's Bittern
Where to see Little Bittern
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ixobrychus minutus minutus | c, s Europe to c Asia and nw India | Africa | No |
| Ixobrychus minutus payesii | Africa s of the Sahara | - | No |
| Ixobrychus minutus podiceps | Madagascar | - | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Woudapie (Kleinrietreier), Kleinrietreier, Kleinrietreier (Woudapie), Woudapie |
| Albanian | Gakthi i vogël, Gakth i vogël |
| Arabic | الواق الصغير بو الخصيف, واقة صغيرة, الواق الصغير |
| Armenian | [Pokr Jrtsul ], Փոքր Ջրցուլ |
| Azerbaijani | Kiçik danquşu, Kiçik dan quşu, kiçik danquşcuq |
| Bashkir | бупылдаҡ, ваҡ мөншөгөр, күл буғаһы, һыу буғаһы, ғомбой |
| Basque | Martinet menut, Amiltxori txiki, Amiltxori txikia |
| Belarusian | Чапля-лазянік, Чапля-лазянiк |
| Bengali | হছাট ফগরা |
| Breton | Ar bongorz bihan, Bongorz bihan |
| Bulgarian | Малък воден бик |
| Catalan | Martinet menut, martinet menut comú, Gomet, Suís |
| Chinese | 小苇, 小苇鳽, 小苇, [xiao wei-yan], 小苇千干鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 小葦鳽 |
| Chuvash | пĕчĕк шур вăкăрĕ, пĕчĕк чăмăш |
| Cornish | Clabyttour lyha |
| Croatian | Capljica Voljak, čapljica voljak |
| Czech | Bukácek malý, bukáèek malý, bukáček malý, Bukaček malý |
| Danish | Dværghejre |
| Dutch | Woudaapje, Woudaap, Wouwaapje |
| Esperanto | Malgranda botaûro, Malgranda botaŭro |
| Estonian | väikehüüp |
| Faroese | Vætturhegri |
| Finnish | pikkuhaikara |
| French | Butor blongios, Héron blongios, Pouacra, Porchat, Blongios nain |
| Frisian | Woffer, Lytse reiddomp |
| Galician | Garzote común, Martinet menut, Galguiñeira común, Garza pequena |
| Georgian | პატარა ყარაულა, მცირე ყარაულა |
| German | Zwergdrommel, Zwergdommel, Zwergrohrdommel, Zwergreiher |
| Greek | Μικροτσικνιάς, Νανορωδιός, Μικρoτσικvιάς, (Ευρωπαϊκός) Μικροτσικνιάς |
| Hebrew | אנפית גמדית |
| Hungarian | törpegém, Pocgém |
| Icelandic | Rindilþvari |
| Irish | Aderyn-bwn lleiaf, Bonnán Beag |
| Italian | Tarabusino comune, Tarabusino |
| Japanese | コヨシゴイ, ヒメヨシゴイ |
| Kazakh | оқпан, Кішкене кєлбұқа, кішкене көлбұқа, Кіші әупілдек, кішкентай әупілдек |
| Latvian | mazais dumpis |
| Lithuanian | mažasis baublys |
| Luxembourgish | Kleng Dommel |
| Macedonian | Мал воден бик, мало чапјиче, мал воден бик |
| Malagasy | Tambakoratsy, Zafimbano, Fiandrivoditatratra, Mpiandravoditra, Voromalemy, Godrano |
| Malayalam | ചിന്നക്കൊച്ച |
| Maltese | Russet tas-siġar, Russett tas-Siġar |
| Manx | Coar veg |
| Mongolian | Одой бух, Одой дэглий, Бичил одой бух, Бичил одойбух, шарангуй хүрэн бух шувуу, малайн дэглий |
| Northern Sami | Uhcaháigir |
| Norwegian | dvergrørdrum, Dvergrørdrum |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Dvergrøyrdrum |
| Persian | بوتیمار کوچک |
| Polish | bączek (zwyczajny), Bączek zwyczajny, baczek, Bączek |
| Portuguese | garçote-comum, garçote, Garcote-comun, Garça-pequena, garça pequena |
| Romanian | Stârc pitic |
| Romansh | Tarbegl pitschen |
| Russian | Малый волчок, Волчок, Volchok, Или Волчок, Малая выпь, Выпь малая, Малая выпь (волчок) |
| Serbian | bukovčić, Цаплјица, bukovcic, Чапљика, Čapljica, Capljica |
| Slovak | bučiačik močiarny, Bučiačik obyčajný |
| Slovenian | mala bobnarica, čapljica, capljica |
| Spanish | Avetorillo Comun, Avetorillo común, Mirasol Pequeño, Avetorillo |
| Swahili | Ngojamaliko, Vumatiti Mdogo |
| Swedish | dvärgrördrom, Dvergrördrom |
| Tatar | кече күлбуга |
| Turkish | Cüce Balaban Kuşu, Кішкене көлбұқа, Küçük Balaban |
| Turkmen | gögebakar |
| Ukrainian | бугайчик звичайний, Бугайчик |
| Uzbek | кичик кўлбуқа |
| Welsh | Aderyn-bwn Leiaf, Aderyn y bwn lleiaf, Bwm bach y gors, Aderyn-bwn lleiaf |
| Xhosa | Ihashe |