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[[Image:New_Zealand_little_bitterna.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Extinct Species<br>Photo by {{user|Chlidonias|Chlidonias}}<br>Location: Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, [[New Zealand]]]] | [[Image:New_Zealand_little_bitterna.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Extinct Species<br>Photo by {{user|Chlidonias|Chlidonias}}<br>Location: Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, [[New Zealand]]]] | ||
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| − | The species has in the past been considered a subspecies of [[Little Bittern]]. Some authorities have considered | + | The species has in the past been considered a subspecies of [[Little Bittern]]. Some authorities have also considered it conspecific with [[Black-backed Bittern]] from [[Australia]]. |
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
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The species New Zealand Bittern is extinct. |
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Alternative names: New Zealand Little-bittern, Brown-backed Little-bittern, Black-backed Bittern (beware of confusion with Ixobrychus dubius)
- Ixobrychus novaezelandiae
Artwork by lemurkat
Identification
Distribution
New Zealand. Extinct
Taxonomy
Monotypic[1]
The species has in the past been considered a subspecies of Little Bittern. Some authorities have also considered it conspecific with Black-backed Bittern from Australia.
Habitat
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) New Zealand Bittern. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/New_Zealand_Bittern
