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The Little Bittern is a small wading bird found in wetland habitats across Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is notable for its secretive nature and distinctive booming call, making it an important indicator species for the health of reed beds and marsh ecosystems.
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Least Concernlittle bittern
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCiconiiformes
- FamilyArdeidae
Habitatfreshwater
Maximum longevity: 6 years (wild)
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- Mass
- 147
- Image
- Ixobrychus minutus 3 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
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- taxon name
- Botaurus minutus
- Commons category
- Ixobrychus minutus
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- Ixobrychus minutus
- taxon common name
- Zafimbano
- wingspan
- 49
- litter size
- 7
- egg incubation period
- 18
- short name
- B. minutus
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c
- taxon author citation
- (Linnaeus, 1766)
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The little bittern (Botaurus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.
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