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Least Bittern

Botaurus exilis
(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Mirasol Chico
Socoí-vermelho
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Botaurus exilis, Ardea exilis, Ixobrychus exilis.

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Foto
Photography ID: 356192
♂ ♀  Adult
Esteros del Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/14/2018
Daniel Osvaldo Fernández
Foto
Photography ID: 293168
♂  Adult
Laguna Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
10/12/2018
Cesar D Agostino
Foto
Photography ID: 273218
♀  Adult
Lima
Lima
Peru
06/10/2018
Susana Gomez
Foto
Photography ID: 256589
♂  Adult
Isla Cozumel
Quintana Roo
Mexico
03/04/2018
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 247067
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Iberá
Corrientes
Argentina
01/20/2018
Roxana Larramendy



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
186683030/12/2018ArgentinaFormosaReserva de Biósfera Laguna Oca, Formosa1Fabricio Candia
105548230/11/2018ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia San Juan Poriahú, Loreto1Julian Quillen Vidoz
84282715/11/2018ArgentinaCorrientesCamino del Camba Trapo (entre Rp40 y Camba Trapo)Rodolfo Seró
105548414/11/2018PeruMadre de DiosRegión Oceanía (Dept. Loreto)1Julian Quillen Vidoz
186683304/11/2018ArgentinaCorrientesEa Don Luis, Ituzaingó3Fabricio Candia
186683203/11/2018ArgentinaCorrientesCamino a Ea Don Luis Cambyretá, Ituzaingó2Fabricio Candia
82903525/10/2018ArgentinaCorrientesRío Miriñay, Esteros del Iberá4Andres Teran
82899724/10/2018ArgentinaCorrientesRio Corriente1Andres Teran
82135815/10/2018ArgentinaCorrientesPortal Cambyretá, Parque Nacional IberáRicardo Juliano
110985714/10/2018ArgentinaCorrientesEsteros del IberáDaniel Osvaldo Fernández
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 11/04/2026.