New Zealand Little Bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae)

New Zealand Little Bittern Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

Current view: summary

Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

Authority: (Potts, 1871)

Red List Category

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Justification of Red List category
This species was known from New Zealand's South Island, but became Extinct for unknown reasons some time in the 1890s.

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Population trend:

Country endemic: No

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanic
IUCN Ecosystem -- Freshwater biome

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Species factsheet: Ixobrychus novaezelandiae. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/01/2023. Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2023) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 27/01/2023.