| Little bittern | |
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| A little bittern in Majorca, Spain | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Botaurus |
| Species: | B. minutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Botaurus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Range of I. minutus Breeding Resident Non-breeding
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| 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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2019) [amended version of 2018 assessment]. "Ixobrychus minutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22735766A155511258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22735766A155511258.en. Retrieved 20 February 2022.