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Ixobrychus exilis (least bittern)
Taxonomy
Ardea exilis was named by Gmelin (1789). It is extant.
It was recombined as Ixobrychus exilis by Wetmore (1956), Olson et al. (1990), Emslie (1992), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Ixobrychus exilis by Wetmore (1956), Olson et al. (1990), Emslie (1992), del Hoyo et al. (2014), Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1789 | Ardea exilis Gmelin |
| 1956 | Ixobrychus exilis Wetmore p. 21 |
| 1990 | Ixobrychus exilis Olson et al. |
| 1992 | Ixobrychus exilis Emslie p. 252 |
| 2014 | Ixobrychus exilis del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Ixobrychus exilis Clements et al. |
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Ixobrychus exilis Gmelin 1789 [least bittern]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Thiollay 1994, Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875 | |||||
Age range: base of the Gelasian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 2.58000 to 0.01400 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blancan | USA (Florida) | Ixobrychus exilis (19753) | |
| Gelasian | USA (Florida) | Ixobrychus exilis (20384) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (Florida) | Ixobrychus exilis (20398) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Bahamas (San Salvador) | Ixobrychus exilis (190743) |