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The least bittern (Botaurus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus . Taxonomy
Botaurus exilis (formerly placed in Ixobrychus) Least bittern: southern Canada to northern Argentina Botaurus flavicollis (formerly placed in Ixobrychus) Black bittern: tropical Asia from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to China, Indonesia, and Australia Botaurus cinnamomeus (formerly placed in Ixobrychus) Cinnamon bittern
The little bittern was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus. A molecular phylogenetic study of the heron family Ardeidae published in 2023 found that Ixobrychus was paraphyletic and to create monophyletic genera, Ixobrychus was merged into the genus Botaurus that had been introduced in 1819 by the English naturalist James Francis Stephens ...
Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus (A) Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis (A) Great blue heron, Ardea herodias (A) Gray heron, Ardea cinerea (A) Purple heron, Ardea purpurea (A) Great egret, Ardea alba (A) Little egret, Egretta garzetta (A) Snowy egret, Egretta thula (A) Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis (A) Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides (A)
This is a comprehensive listing of the bird species recorded in Dry Tortugas National Park, which is in the U.S. state of Florida.This list is based on one published by the National Park Service (NPS) that as of February 2004 contained 281 species. [1]
Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis (R) Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; Great egret, Ardea alba (Unc) Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea (O) Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis (O) Green heron, Butorides virescens; Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax (Unc) Yellow-crowned night-heron, Nyctanassa violacea (Unc)
Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis (S) Great blue heron, Ardea herodias; Great egret, Ardea alba; Snowy egret, Egretta thula (S) Little blue heron, Egretta caerulea (S) Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor (S) Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis; Green heron, Butorides virescens (S) Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
Cormorants are medium-to-large aquatic birds, usually with mainly dark plumage and areas of colored skin on the face. The bill is long, thin and sharply hooked. Their feet are four-toed and webbed. Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo; Double-crested cormorant, Nannopterum auritum; Neotropic cormorant, Nannopterum brasilianum