Dwarf Bittern
Ixobrychus sturmii
Also known as: African Dwarf Bittern
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
Invertebrate
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
140 g
LCAvesPelecaniformesArdeidae
Seasonal Activity
2,934 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
Traits
- Diet
- Invertebrate
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 140 g
Photo
(c) Niall Perrins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Niall Perrins
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Occurrence data from GBIF.