Species profile
Stripe-Backed Bittern
Ixobrychus involucris
Quick answer
Colombia to the Guianas, s Venezuela, c Argentina and c Chile
- Scientific name
- Ixobrychus involucris
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Ixobrychus
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
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