Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
About the Least Bittern
The least bittern (Botaurus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.
A real field recording of the Least Bittern. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba and elsewhere · xeno-canto lists 211 recordings for this species in total.
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- Stripe-backed BitternIxobrychus involucrisprofile
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.