New Zealand Little Bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) | Summary

New Zealand Little Bittern Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

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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 North and South Island, but became Extinct for unknown reasons some time in the 1890s.

Population size: 0 mature individuals

Population trend:

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Freshwater

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: New Zealand Little Bittern Ixobrychus novaezelandiae. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/new-zealand-little-bittern-ixobrychus-novaezelandiae on 22/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.