Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus

The Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) is a wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, native to the Old World, breeding in Africa, central and southern Europe, western and southern Asia, and Australasia. Birds from temperate regions in Europe and western Asia are migratory, wintering in Africa and further south in Asia, while those nesting in the tropics are sedentary. It is rare north of its breeding range.

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Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)

Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)