Bird
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus · Ardeidae · Pelecaniformes
Best monthsMay–Julmost records
Records39,496in 30 countries
Most seen inFrance23,334 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Little Bittern in brief
The little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a bird of the Ardeidae family — species of bird.
Across the 30 countries we cover it has 39,496 published records, most of them from France, Belgium and Germany. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in May, June and July and fall to their lowest in February and November.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
France23,334 records · best Jun, Jul
Belgium10,478 records · best Jul, Jun
Germany1,525 records · best May, Jun
Ukraine1,279 records · best Jun, May
Poland819 records · best Jul, Jun
Austria501 records · best Jul, May
Bulgaria387 records · best May, Jun
Switzerland286 records · best Jun, Aug
Luxembourg171 records · best Jun, Aug
Croatia128 records · best May, Aug
Hungary127 records · best Jun, May
Romania126 records · best Jul, May
Estonia97 records · best Jun, Aug
Egypt48 records · best Oct, Dec
Belarus39 records · best Jul, May
Slovakia32 records · best Jul, Mar
Lithuania14 records · best Jan, Feb
Serbia14 records · best May, Sep
Armenia14 records · best May, Aug
Latvia13 records · best May, Jun
Moldova13 records · best Jan, Feb
Iraq11 records · best Aug, Jul
Bosnia and Herzegovina10 records · best May, Jul
Afghanistan9 records · best Apr, Oct
North Macedonia6 records · best Apr, May
Albania5 records · best May, Jun
Bahrain4 records · best Apr, May
Libya3 records · best Oct, Jan
Syria2 records · best Apr, Jan
Kosovo1 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
All birdsMore of the Ardeidae family
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
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