Black-backed bittern / Schwarzmanteldommel (Ixobrychus dubius)

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Wikipedia: Black-backed bittern Source: WIKIPEDIA Australian_Little_Bittern_Sherwood_Nov01.jpg

Observations

🔍 No documented observation

Description

Classification: Genus Least bitterns (Ixobrychus); Family Herons (Ardeidae)
General: The black-backed bittern (Ixobrychus dubius), also known as the black-backed least bittern or Australian little bittern, is a little-known species of heron in the family Ardeidae found in Australia and vagrant to southern New Guinea. Formerly lumped with the little bittern, it is one of the smallest herons in the world. [more]