Little Bittern

It is a very small bittern; at 27–36 cm in length, 40–58 cm wingspan and 60-150 g weight. The smallest specimens are perhaps the smallest herons on earth. It has a short neck, longish bill and buff underparts. The male's back and crown are black, and the wings are black with a large white patch on each wing. The female has a browner back and a buff-brown wing patch.

The Little Bittern is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Madagascar. Birds from temperate regions in Europe and western Asia are migratory, wintering in Africa and further south in Asia, while those nesting in the tropics are sedentary. It is rare north of its breeding range. More

The New Zealand Little Bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) is an extinct and enigmatic species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It was endemic to New Zealand and was last recorded alive in the 1890s. Common names for this species include New Zealand Bittern, Spotted Heron, and Kaoriki (Maori). The scientific species name also has numerous junior synonyms. More

Little bittern eggs in reed bed nest© Frank & Sabine Philippe Deschandol / Biosphoto Male little bittern at nest with eggs© Emile Barbelette / Biosphoto Little bittern chicks in nest© Angelo Gandolfi / naturepl.com Little bittern regurgitating fish for chicks© Artur Tabor / naturepl.com Female little bittern with chick, beak holding© Angelo Gandolfi / naturepl.com Little bittern and chick alarm behaviour© Angelo Gandolfi / naturepl. More

The extinct New Zealand Little Bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) was formerly also treated as a subspecies of Little Bittern. The Little Bittern is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. Little Bittern Male Little Bittern Male Little Bittern Female Little Bittern feeding chicks Behaviour The Little Bittern's breeding habitat is reedbeds. More

Little Bittern determination Similar species Ardeidae American Bittern | Black-Crowned Night-Heron | Black-headed Heron | Cattle Egret | Dwarf Bittern | Great Bittern | Great Blue Heron | Great Egret | Green Heron | Grey Heron | Least Bittern | Little Bittern | Little Blue Heron | Little Egret | Purple Heron | Schrencks Bittern | More

Male Little Bittern on the S'Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, May 1998. Little Bittern Male Little Bittern on the S'Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, May 1998. Little Bittern Female Little Bittern on the S'Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, May 1998. Little Bittern Male Little Bittern in the reeds of the S'Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, May 1998. More

Little Bittern in the reeds of the S'Albufera Marsh (Mallorca). These secretive little herons are very difficult to see. You may just glimpse one in flight as it makes a quick dash from one reed bed to another. I photographed this male soon after sunrise in May 1998. The Little Bittern is the smallest of the European herons, standing just over a foot tall (33 - 38 cm). More

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