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Ixobrychus (Least bittern)
Taxonomy
Ixobrychus was named by Billberg (1828). It is extant. It was considered unknown by Emslie (1998).
It was assigned to Botaurinae by Wetmore (1956); and to Ardeidae by Emslie (1992), Emslie (1998), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Botaurinae by Wetmore (1956); and to Ardeidae by Emslie (1992), Emslie (1998), del Hoyo et al. (2014) and Clements et al. (2017).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1828 | Ixobrychus Billberg |
| 1956 | Ixobrychus Wetmore p. 21 |
| 1992 | Ixobrychus Emslie p. 252 |
| 1998 | Ixobrychus Emslie |
| 2014 | Ixobrychus del Hoyo et al. |
| 2017 | Ixobrychus Clements et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Ixobrychus Billberg 1828 [Least bittern]
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Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Gmelin 1789 [Cinnamon bittern]
Ixobrychus dubius Matthews 1912 [Australian little bittern]
Ixobrychus eurhythmus Swinhoe 1873 [Schrenck's bittern]
Ixobrychus exilis Gmelin 1789 [least bittern]
Ixobrychus flavicollis Latham 1790 [Black bittern]
Ixobrychus involucris Vieillot 1823 [Stripe-backed bittern]
Ixobrychus minutus Linnaeus 1766 [Common little bittern]
Ixobrychus novaezelandiae Potts 1871 [New Zealand little bittern]
Ixobrychus sinensis Gmelin 1789 [Yellow bittern]
Ixobrychus sturmii Wagler 1827 [Dwarf bittern]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available