Least Bittern
Introduction
Least Bittern is a very rare vagrant to the UK, first recorded on Shetland in 2022. Least Bitterns are superficially similar to Little Bitterns but breed in North America and Mexico. They are highly migratory, wintering in central and south America. Previous vagrants have occured on the Azores and in Ireland.
Key Stats
Status and Trends
Conservation Status
Population Size
Population Change
Population trends of this scarce species are not routinely monitored.
Movement
Biology
Survival and Longevity
Survival is shown as the proportion of birds surviving from one year to the next and is derived from bird ringing data. It can also be used to estimate how long birds typically live.
Classification, names and codes
Classification and Codes
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Ardeidae
- Scientific name: Botaurus exilis
- Authority: Gmelin, 1789
Alternate species names
- Catalan: Martinet menut americà
- Czech: buká?ek americký
- Danish: Amerikansk Dværghejre
- Dutch: Amerikaanse Woudaap
- Finnish: amerikanpikkuhaikara
- French: Petit Blongios
- German: Indianerdommel
- Hungarian: amerikai törpegém
- Irish: Rengluþvari
- Italian: Tarabusino americano
- Lithuanian: Nykštukinis baublys
- Norwegian: Pygmérørdrum
- Polish: b?czek ameryka?ski
- Portuguese: Socoí-vermelho
- Slovak: bu?iak malý
- Spanish: Avetorillo Americano
- Swedish: amerikansk dvärgrördrom
More Evidence
More evidence from Conservation Evidence.com
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