The least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis ) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas.
The little bittern or common little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus ) is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. Ixobrychus is from Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow, and minutus is Latin for "small".
The yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis ) is a small bittern. It is of Old World origins, breeding in the northern Indian Subcontinent, east to the Russian Far East, Japan and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short...
The black bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis ) is a bittern of Old World origin, breeding in tropical Asia from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to China, Indonesia, and Australia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate...
The cinnamon bittern or chestnut bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus ) is a small Old World bittern, breeding in tropical and subtropical Asia from India east to China and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances.
The dwarf bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii ) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae.
The New Zealand bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae ) is an extinct and enigmatic species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It was endemic to New Zealand and was last recorded alive in the 1890s.Common names for this species include New Zealand little...
The stripe-backed bittern (Ixobrychus involucris ) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae which is found in South America and Trinidad.
Von Schrenck's bittern or Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus ) is a small bittern (birds of the subfamily Botaurinae). It is named after Leopold von Schrenck, the 19th-century Russian naturalist.
