Black-backed Bittern Botaurus dubius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Bulgarian | Австралийски малък воден бик |
Catalan | martinet menut australià |
Croatian | australska čapljica |
Czech | bukáček černohřbetý |
Dutch | Zwartrugwoudaap |
English | Black-backed Bittern |
English (Australia) | Australian Little Bittern |
English (United States) | Black-backed Bittern |
French | Blongios d'Australie |
French (Canada) | Blongios d'Australie |
German | Schwarzmanteldommel |
Indonesian | Bambangan australia |
Japanese | セグロヨシゴイ |
Norwegian | svartryggrørdrum |
Polish | bączek czarnogrzbiety |
Russian | Австралийский волчок |
Serbian | Crnoleđa čapljica |
Slovak | bučiačik austrálsky |
Spanish | Avetorillo Australiano |
Spanish (Spain) | Avetorillo australiano |
Swedish | svartryggig dvärgrördrom |
Turkish | Avustralya Küçük Balabanı |
Ukrainian | Бугайчик австралійський |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics section. Maria G. Smith prepared the account for the 2024 Clements taxonomy update.
Botaurus dubius (Mathews, 1912)
PROTONYM:
Ixobrychus minutus dubius
Mathews, 1912. Novitates Zoologicae 18 (3), p.234.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Herdman's Lake, southwestern Australia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- BOTAURUS
- botaurus
- dubium / dubius
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