Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Ordo: Pelecaniformes
Familia: Ardeidae
Subfamilia: Botaurinae
Genus: Ixobrychus
Species: I. cinnamomeus – I. dubius – I. eurhythmus – I. exilis – I. flavicollis – I. involucris – I. minutus – I. sinensis – I. sturmii
Species extincta: †I. novaezelandiae
Name
Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
Synonymy
Dupetor Heine & Reichenow, 1890
Typus
Ardea minuta Linnaeus, 1766, = Ixobrychus minutus
References
Synopsis Faunae Scandiviae 1 (2): 166, tab.A.
Vernacular names
azərbaycanca: Danquşcuq
Deutsch: Zwergdommeln
فارسی: غمخورکها
suomi: Pikkuhaikarat
қазақша: Оқпандар туысы
lietuvių: Mažieji baubliai
latviešu: Mazie dumpji
Nederlands: Dwergroerdompen
русский: Малые выпи
svenska: Dvärgrördrommar
українська: Бугайчик
Ixobrychus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae. Ixobrychus is from Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow.[1]
It has a single representative species in each of North America, South America, Eurasia, and Australasia. The tropical species are largely resident, but the two northern species are partially migratory, with many birds moving south to warmer areas in winter.
The Ixobrychus bitterns are all small species, with their four larger relatives being in the genus Botaurus. They breed in large reedbeds, and can often be difficult to observe except for occasional flight views due to their secretive behaviour. Like other bitterns, they eat fish, frogs, and similar aquatic life.
Extant species
Little bittern, I. minutus
Black-backed bittern, I. dubius
Cinnamon bittern, I. cinnamomeus
Stripe-backed bittern, I. involucris
Least bittern, I. exilis
Yellow bittern, I. sinensis
Von Schrenck's bittern, I. eurhythmus
Dwarf bittern, I. sturmii
Black bittern, I. flavicollis
The New Zealand bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) is extinct.
References
Jobling, James A (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
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