Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Black-backed Bittern

Black-backed Bittern Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

Described by: Potts (1871)
Alternate common name(s): New Zealand Bittern, Australian Bittern, Brown-backed Little-bittern
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Ocean View, Queensland, Australia - Dec, 2002 © Tom Tarrant 
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Range

New Zealand;
Ex. restricted range;
South Island.

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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