Herons, Bitterns

Least Bittern

Ixobrychus exilis

The Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is an 86 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. Some populations migrate.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

86 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

21

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