Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (43)
- Monotypic
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, Guy M. Kirwan, and Chuenchom Hansasuta
Version: 1.2 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bangla (India) | কাঠবক |
| Bulgarian | Китайски малък воден бик |
| Catalan | martinet menut de la Xina |
| Chinese | 黃小鷺 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 黃葦鳽 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黄苇鳽 |
| Croatian | žutonoga čapljica |
| Czech | bukáček žlutonohý |
| Danish | Okkergul Dværghejre |
| Dutch | Chinese woudaap |
| English | Yellow Bittern |
| English (United States) | Yellow Bittern |
| Estonian | kold-väikehüüp |
| Finnish | kiinanpikkuhaikara |
| French | Blongios de Chine |
| French (Canada) | Blongios de Chine |
| German | Chinadommel |
| Gujarati | પીળી પાનબગલી |
| Hebrew | אנפית צהובה |
| Hindi | पीली पन बगली |
| Hungarian | Sárga törpegém |
| Icelandic | Gulþvari |
| Indonesian | Bambangan kuning |
| Japanese | ヨシゴイ |
| Kannada | ಹಳದಿ ಗುಪ್ಪಿ |
| Korean | 덤불해오라기 |
| Malayalam | മഞ്ഞക്കൊച്ച |
| Nepali (India) | पहेंलो जूनबकुल्ला |
| Nepali (Nepal) | पहेँलो जूनबकुल्ला |
| Norwegian | okerrørdrum |
| Polish | bączek żółtawy |
| Punjabi (India) | ਪੀਲਾ ਬਗਲਾ |
| Russian | Китайский волчок |
| Serbian | Žuta čapljica |
| Slovak | bučiačik žltohnedý |
| Slovenian | Kitajska čapljica |
| Spanish | Avetorillo Chino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avetorillo chino |
| Swedish | kinesisk dvärgrördrom |
| Telugu | పసుపు వాకి |
| Thai | นกยางไฟหัวดำ |
| Turkish | Sarı Küçük Balaban |
| Ukrainian | Бугайчик китайський |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics section. Maria G. Smith prepared the account for the 2024 Clements taxonomy update.
Botaurus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789)
PROTONYM:
Ardea Sinensis
Gmelin, 1789. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2, p.642.
TYPE LOCALITY:
China.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- BOTAURUS
- botaurus
- sinense / sinensis
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Yellow Bittern
