Little Bittern
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Line 3: Line 3: ==Identification== ==Identification== - 27-36 cm in length, 40-58 cm wingspan and 60-150 g weight. Buff underparts, black back and crown, wings are black with a large white patch on each wing. The female has a browner back and a buff-brown wing patch. + 27-36 cm in length, 40-58 cm wingspan and 60-150 g weight.<br /> + Buff underparts, black back and crown, wings are black with a large white patch on each wing.<br /> + The ''' female''' has a browner back and a buff-brown wing patch. ==Distribution== ==Distribution== - [[Africa]], central and southern [[Europe]], western and southern [[Asia]], and [[Australasia]]. + [[Image:15559little-bittern-fem.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|john-henry|v}}<br />Lesvos, [[Greece]], May 2004]] + [[Africa]], central and southern [[Europe]], western and southern [[Asia]], and [[Australasia]].<br /> + '''Europe''': [[Iceland]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Faroe Islands]], The [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Luxembourg]], [[France]], [[Portugal]], [[Madeira]], [[Spain]], [[Ibiza]], [[Mallorca]], [[Canary Islands]], [[Monaco]], [[Switzerland]], [[Liechtenstein]], [[Germany]], [[Austria]], [[Italy]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Belarus]], [[Poland]], [[Czechoslovakia]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]], [[Slovenia]], [[Croatia]], [[Yugoslavia]], [[Montenegro]], [[Serbia]], [[Albania]], [[Macedonia]], [[Greece]], [[Crete]], [[Corfu]], [[Malta]], [[Bulgaria]], [[Romania]], [[Ukraine]]<br /> + '''Northern Africa''': [[Morocco]], [[Algeria]], [[Tunisia]], [[Libya]], [[Egypt]]<br /> + '''Western Africa''': [[Mauritania]], [[Senegal]], [[The Gambia]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Mali]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]]<br /> + '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zanzibar]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]], [[Malawi]]<br /> + '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]], [[Swaziland]]<br /> + '''African Islands''': [[Cape Verde]], Gulf of Guinea Islands, [[Sao Tome]], [[Principe]], [[Madagascar]]<br /> + '''Middle East''': [[Turkey]], [[Cyprus]], [[Syria]], [[Lebanon]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Oman]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Qatar]], [[Bahrain]], [[Kuwait]], [[Iraq]], [[Iran]], [[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Georgia]]<br /> + '''Asia''': [[Russia]], [[Siberia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]]<br /> + '''Australasia''': [[Papua New Guinea]], [[New Guinea]], [[Australia]], [[New South Wales]], [[Queensland]], [[South Australia]], [[Victoria]], [[Western Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[New Caledonia]] ==Taxonomy== ==Taxonomy== + [[Image:Bird23.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|Bonnán|Bonnán}}<br />Ayia Reservoir, [[Crete]], October 2008]] There are four subspecies There are four subspecies + ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== + *''I. m. minutus'': + :*Central and southern [[Europe]] to [[Siberia]]; North [[Africa]] + *''I. m. payesii'': + :*[[Africa]] south of the Sahara + *''I. m. podiceps'': + :*[[Madagascar]] + *''I. m. dubius'': + :*South-western and eastern [[Australia]] and [[New Guinea]] ==Habitat== ==Habitat== Reedbeds Reedbeds Line 18: Line 40: <flashmp3>Ixobrychus minutus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> <flashmp3>Ixobrychus minutus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> ''[[Media:Ixobrychus minutus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' ''[[Media:Ixobrychus minutus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' + ==References== + #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#Avibase + {{ref}}. ==External Links== ==External Links== {{GSearch|Ixobrychus+minutus}} {{GSearch|Ixobrychus+minutus}}
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Ixobrychus minutus
Identification
27-36 cm in length, 40-58 cm wingspan and 60-150 g weight.female has a browner back and a buff-brown wing patch.
Distribution
Female
Photo by
v Lesvos,
Greece , May 2004
Africa , central and southern Europe , western and southern Asia , and Australasia .Europe : Iceland , Norway , Sweden , Finland , Faroe Islands , The Netherlands , Belgium , Luxembourg , France , Portugal , Madeira , Spain , Ibiza , Mallorca , Canary Islands , Monaco , Switzerland , Liechtenstein , Germany , Austria , Italy , Estonia , Latvia , Lithuania , Belarus , Poland , Czechoslovakia , Slovakia , Hungary , Slovenia , Croatia , Yugoslavia , Montenegro , Serbia , Albania , Macedonia , Greece , Crete , Corfu , Malta , Bulgaria , Romania , Ukraine Northern Africa : Morocco , Algeria , Tunisia , Libya , Egypt Western Africa : Mauritania , Senegal , The Gambia , Guinea-Bissau , Guinea , Mali , Sierra Leone , Liberia , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Togo , Nigeria , Niger , Chad , Cameroon , Central African Republic , Equatorial Guinea , Gabon , Congo , Democratic Republic of Congo , Angola Eastern Africa : Sudan , Eritrea , Ethiopia , Djibouti , Somalia , Kenya , Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi , Tanzania , Zanzibar , Zambia , Mozambique , Malawi Southern Africa : Namibia , Botswana , Zimbabwe , South Africa , KwaZulu-Natal , Lesotho , Swaziland African Islands : Cape Verde , Gulf of Guinea Islands, Sao Tome , Principe , Madagascar Middle East : Turkey , Cyprus , Syria , Lebanon , Israel , Jordan , Saudi Arabia , Yemen , Oman , United Arab Emirates , Qatar , Bahrain , Kuwait , Iraq , Iran , Armenia , Azerbaijan , Georgia Asia : Russia , Siberia , Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Turkmenistan , Afghanistan , Mongolia , China , Nepal , Pakistan , India , Eastern and Western Himalayas Australasia : Papua New Guinea , New Guinea , Australia , New South Wales , Queensland , South Australia , Victoria , Western Australia , New Zealand , New Caledonia
Taxonomy
There are four subspecies
Subspecies[1]
Habitat
Reedbeds
Behaviour
Breeding
It nests on platforms of reeds in shrubs, and 4-8 eggs are laid.
Diet
Diet includes insects, fish and amphibians.
Vocalisation
Listen in an external program 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 .
Avibase
External Links
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