Little bittern
| Little bittern | |
|---|---|
| A little bittern in Majorca, Spain | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Botaurus |
| Species: | B. minutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Botaurus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766) | |
| Range of B. minutus Breeding Resident Non-breeding | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ardea minuta Linnaeus, 1766 | |
The little bittern (Botaurus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.