Species profile
Dwarf Bittern
Ixobrychus sturmii
Quick answer
LITERATURE. — Green & Sayer (1979); Thonnérieux et al. (1989); Dowsett (1993); Borrow & Demey (2001, 2014); Portier (2002 c); Balanca et al. (2007); Sinclair & Ryan (2010); Dowsett et al. (2013).
- Scientific name
- Ixobrychus sturmii
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Ixobrychus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Dwarf Bittern in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.