Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) juvenile An immature Little Bittern in the open, but still in water
Ixobrychus minutus
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The
little bittern or
common little bittern (
Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the
heron family,
Ardeidae.
Ixobrychus minutus is native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Madagascar.