Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Dwarf Bittern
Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii
Described by: Wagler (1827)
Alternate common name(s): African Dwarf Bittern, Rail Heron
Old scientific name(s): Ardeirallus sturmii
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Range
Africa s. of the Sahara;
Mauritania, Senegambia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, nw. and se. Angola, s. Chad, Central African Republic, s. Sudan, c. Ethiopia, s. Somalia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, n. Tanzania, se. Zaire, Zambia, Malawi, s. Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, c. Namibia and e. South Africa (w. Natal, Transvaal). Ranges widely throughout Africa.
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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