Herons (Ardeidae)
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) - HBW 1, p. 425
French: Petit Blongios
German: Amerikanische Zwergdommel
Spanish: Avetorillo Panamericano
Taxonomy: Ardea exilis Gmelin, 1789, Jamaica.
Forms superspecies with I. minutus and I. sinensis. Erythristic colour morphs were described as different species, Chory's Bittern (I. neoxenus); these morphs occur in races exilis and erythromelas. Subspecific status of birds from E Ecuador unclear; sometimes assigned separate race limoncochae. Five subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- exilis (Gmelin, 1789) - SE Canada and E USA, W USA to Baja California; C America and Caribbean.
- pullus van Rossem, 1930 - NW Mexico.
- erythromelas (Vieillot, 1817) - E Panama through Guianas to SE Brazil and Paraguay.
- exilis (Gmelin, 1789) - SE Canada and E USA, W USA to Baja California; C America and Caribbean.
- pullus van Rossem, 1930 - NW Mexico.
- erythromelas (Vieillot, 1817) - E Panama through Guianas to SE Brazil and Paraguay.
- bogotensis Chapman, 1914 - C Colombia.
- peruvianus Bond, 1955 - CW Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female perched on cattail vegetation Locality Coba, Quintana Roo State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp exilis)
Josep del Hoyo 28 September 2006 5 years ago 45 sec 4.6 -
A bird forages though a swamp. Locality Chaparrí Reserve, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Yoel Jimenez 15 November 2012 10 weeks ago 36 sec 4.1 -
Least Bittern. Locality Port Aransas Birding Center, Port Aransas, Nueces County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp exilis)
Greg Pasztor 18 March 2006 2 years ago 21 sec 4 -
female bird walking Locality Chaparrí Reserve, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Daniêl Jimenez 16 November 2012 10 weeks ago 1 min 50 sec 3.2 -
female bird Locality Chaparrí Reserve, Lambayeque Department, Peru (ssp peruvianus)
Daniêl Jimenez 16 November 2012 10 weeks ago 21 sec 3 -
A very well camouflated one. Locality Esteros del Iberá, Corrientes Province, Argentina (ssp erythromelas)
German Pugnali 1 November 2012 13 weeks ago 45 sec 3
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An adult male. Solitary.
Locality Iranduba, Amazonas State, Brazil
Anselmo d Affonseca 1 year ago 4.5 -
Female perched
Locality Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve, French Guiana (ssp erythromelas)
Patrick Ingremeau 10 August 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
Male adult.
Locality Guatemala, Kourou, French Guiana
Patrick Ingremeau 8 March 2008 2 years ago 3.7 -
Male sneaking through the marsh
Locality Magee Marsh Wildlife Area, Ohio, USA (United States)
Dave Rintoul 11 May 2009 1 year ago 3.6 -
Bird in reeds
Locality Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Chambers County, Texas, USA (United States)
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 30 August 2010 1 year ago 3.3 -
Bird hiding in reeds along flooded rice fields
Locality Savannah National Wildlife Refuge, Jasper County, South Carolina, USA (United States) (ssp exilis)
Tom Moxley 9 January 2010 2 years ago 3
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