NR
Ixobrychus minutus



Taxonomy

Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Turbott, E. G. 1990. Checklist of the birds of New Zealand. Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Wellington.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
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Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2016 Not Recognised
2014 Not Recognised
2012 Least Concern
2009 Least Concern
2008 Least Concern
2004 Least Concern
2000 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994 Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988 Lower Risk/Least Concern
Species attributes

Migratory status unset Forest dependency unset
Land-mass type Average mass -
Range

Estimate Data quality
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend - - -

Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Afghanistan extant native yes
Albania extant native yes
Algeria extant native
Angola extant native
Armenia extant native yes
Australia extant native yes
Austria extant native yes
Azerbaijan extant native yes
Bahrain extant native yes yes
Bangladesh extant native
Barbados extant vagrant
Belarus extant native yes
Belgium extant native yes
Benin extant native
Bosnia and Herzegovina extant native yes
Botswana extant native
Bulgaria extant native yes
Burkina Faso extant native
Burundi extant native
Cameroon extant native
Cape Verde extant vagrant
Central African Republic extant native
Chad extant native
China (mainland) extant native
Congo extant native
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the extant native
Côte d'Ivoire extant native
Croatia extant native yes
Cyprus extant native yes
Czechia extant native yes
Denmark extant vagrant
Egypt extant native
Equatorial Guinea extant native
Eritrea extant native
Estonia extant native yes
Eswatini extant native
Ethiopia extant native
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) extant vagrant
France extant native yes yes
Gabon extant native
Gambia extant native
Georgia extant native yes yes
Germany extant native yes yes
Ghana extant native
Gibraltar (to UK) extant vagrant
Greece extant native yes yes
Guinea extant native
Guinea-Bissau extant native
Hungary extant native yes
Iceland extant vagrant
India extant native
Indonesia extant native
Iran, Islamic Republic of extant native yes yes
Iraq extant native yes yes
Ireland extant vagrant
Israel extant native yes
Italy extant native yes
Jordan extant native yes yes
Kazakhstan extant native yes
Kenya extant native
Kuwait extant native yes yes
Kyrgyzstan extant native yes
Latvia extant native yes
Lebanon extant native yes yes
Lesotho extant native
Liberia extant native
Libya extant vagrant
Liechtenstein extant vagrant
Lithuania extant native yes
Luxembourg extant native yes
Madagascar extant native
Malawi extant native
Mali extant native
Malta extant native yes
Mauritania extant native
Moldova extant native yes
Mongolia extant vagrant
Montenegro extant native yes
Morocco extant native
Mozambique extant native
Namibia extant native
Netherlands extant native yes
New Zealand extant vagrant
Niger extant native
Nigeria extant native
North Macedonia extant native yes
Norway extant vagrant
Oman extant native yes yes
Pakistan extant native
Palestine extant native yes yes
Papua New Guinea extant native
Poland extant native yes
Portugal extant native yes
Qatar extant native yes yes
Romania extant native yes yes
Russia (Central Asian) extant native yes
Russia (European) extant native yes
Rwanda extant native
São Tomé e Príncipe extant vagrant
Saudi Arabia extant native yes yes
Senegal extant native
Serbia extant native yes
Sierra Leone extant native
Slovakia extant native yes
Slovenia extant native yes
Somalia extant native
South Africa extant native
South Sudan extant native yes yes
Spain extant native yes
Sudan extant native
Sweden extant vagrant yes
Switzerland extant native yes
Syria extant native yes yes
Tajikistan extant native yes
Tanzania extant native
Togo extant native
Tunisia extant native
Türkiye extant native yes
Turkmenistan extant native yes
Uganda extant native
Ukraine extant native yes yes
United Arab Emirates extant native yes yes
United Kingdom extant vagrant yes
Uzbekistan extant native yes
Yemen extant native yes
Zambia extant native
Zimbabwe extant native

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Austria Delta of the Rhine
Austria Lobau
Austria Lower valley of the Gail
Austria Neusiedler See
Austria Riverine forests in the Tullnerfeld
Austria Southern Seewinkel and Zitzmannsdorfer Wiesen
Belgium Bassin de la Haine
Bulgaria Atanasovsko Lake
Bulgaria Burgasko Lake
Bulgaria Durankulak Lake
Bulgaria Kalimok Complex
Bulgaria Mandra-Poda complex
Bulgaria Mechka Fish-ponds
Bulgaria Orsoya Fish-ponds
Bulgaria Srebarna
Bulgaria Tsibarsko Marsh
Bulgaria Yatata
China (mainland) Desert and wetland from Northern Urumqi to Dabancheng
China (mainland) Lower reaches of Tarim River
China (mainland) Markit-Yarkant Oasis
China (mainland) Tarim Euphrates Poplar Forest Nature Reserve
Croatia Jelas Field
Croatia Lower Posavina
Croatia Neretva Delta
Croatia Podunavlje and Lower Podravlje
Croatia Pokuplje Basin
Croatia Vrana Lake and Jasen
Czechia Hermansky stav-Odra-Poolsi wetlands
Czechia Zehunský rybník pond
France Basse Vallée de la Durance
France Basse Vallée du Doubs : Dole Sud
France Brenne centrale
France Etang de Capestang
France Etang de Lindre
France Etangs d'Argonne
France Etangs de Canet et de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho et embouchure du Tech
France Etangs de Sologne: St Viatre, Marcilly-en-Gault et forêt de Bruadan
France Etangs de Vendres, Pissevache et Lespignan
France Etangs et marais du bassin de la Somme
France La Dombes
France Lac de Grand-Lieu
France Lac du Der-Chantecoq et étangs latéraux
France Lacs de la Forêt d'Orient
France Marais de Fontenay-le-Vicomte et d'Itteville
France Marais de la Baie d'Audierne
France Marais de la Souche
France Marais de Manteyer
France Marais de Sacy
France Marais poitevin et baie de l'Aiguillon
France Petite Camargue fluvio-lacustre
France Petite Camargue laguno-marine
France Réserve Naturelle du courant d'Huchet
France Vallée de la Charente : amont d'Angoulême
France Vallée de la Durance : de Tallard à Sisteron
France Vallée de la Garonne : Boussens à Carbonne
France Vallée de la Garonne : Palayre et environs
France Vallée de la Saône de Corre à Broye
France Vallées de la Scarpe et de l'Escaut
Germany Aisch-Regnitz-Grund
Germany Aland-Elbe lowlands
Germany Bogs and heathlands of the Westmünsterland
Germany Danube valley: Regensburg-Vilshofen
Germany Elbe lowlands Jerichow
Germany Heerter See
Germany Hessian Rhine alluvion
Germany Hördter Rheinaue
Germany Isar valley: Gottfrieding - Plattling incl. Isar mouth
Germany Lower Gersprenz lowlands incl. Reinheim pond
Germany Lower Havel - Lake Schollene - Lake Gülpe
Germany Lower Oder valley
Germany Lower Rhine
Germany Lowlands of middle Havel
Germany Main valley and Steiger foothills near Schweinfurt and Volkach
Germany Malxe lowlands / Lakomaer Teiche
Germany Neuburger Altrhein
Germany Neuhofener Altrhein with Prinz Karl - Wörth
Germany Neupotzer Altrhein
Germany Oberes Rhinluch / Havelländisches Luch Nauen-Friesack
Germany Obersuhl lowlands
Germany Ponds and forests near Maulbronn
Germany Putzarer See, Galenbecker See, Brohmer Berge
Germany Rhine flats Karlsruhe - Rheinsheim
Germany Rhine flats Nonnenweier - Kehl
Germany Rhine flats Sasbach - Wittenweier
Germany Rodachaue / Itzgrund / Oberes Maintal incl. Nassanger near Trieb and surrounding gravel pits
Germany Rohrsee near Bad Wurzach
Germany Rußheimer Altrhein
Germany Salziger See and Salza valley
Germany Schorfheide-Chorin
Germany Uckermark lake region
Germany Untermain
Germany Untersee of Lake Constance
Germany Viehmoor with Leiferder Teiche
Germany Wagbach lowlands
Germany Werra lowlands near Wanfried and Eschwege
Germany Wetterau
Germany Wörther Altrhein and Wörther Rheinhafen
Germany Wulfener Bruch and Teichgebiet Osternienburg
Greece Amvrakikos gulf
Greece Axios, Loudias and Aliakmonas rivers' deltas
Greece Kalogria lagoon, Strofylia forest and Lamia marshes
Greece Lake Dystos
Greece Lake Ismarida (Mitrikou)
Greece Lake Stymfalia
Greece Nestos delta and coastal lagoons
Greece Porto Lagos, lake Vistonida and coastal lagoons
Hungary Hortobágy and Tisza-to
Hungary Kis-Sárrét
Hungary Lake Fertő
Hungary Lake Kis-Balaton
Hungary Lower Tisza Valley
Italy Bassa Modenese
Italy Biviere and Plain of Gela
Italy Brabbia peatland, Lake Varese and Lake Biandronno
Italy Circeo National Park and Pontine islands
Italy Colfiorito
Italy Fucecchio marsh
Italy Lake Bolsena
Italy Lake Massaciuccoli
Italy Lakes Montepulciano and Chiusi
Italy Le Cesine
Italy Po Delta
Italy River Mincio and Bosco Fontana
Italy River Po: from Ticino mouth to Boscone island
Italy Simeto mouth and middle course and Biviere di Lentini
Italy Ticino river
Italy Valli Bolognesi
Italy Vercelli rice-fields
Latvia Liepaja lake
Latvia Lubans and fish-ponds
Luxembourg Haff Réimech
Poland Barycz river valley
Poland Goplo Lake Site
Poland Janów forests
Poland Lower Skawa River Valley
Poland Lower Sola River Valley
Poland Middle Vistula River Valley
Poland Nida Rivar Valley
Poland Parczew forests
Poland Przysowia and Sludwia River valley
Poland Slawskie Lakes
Poland Tysmienica river valley
Poland Upper Odra River Valley
Poland Upper Vistula River Valley
Poland Woniesc reservoir
Portugal Barrinha de Esmoriz/Lagoa de Paramos
Portugal Cabeção
Portugal Lagoa Pequena
Portugal Minho and Coura estuaries
Portugal Murta dam
Portugal Paul de Arzila
Portugal Paul de Madriz
Portugal Paul do Boquilobo
Portugal Paul do Taipal
Portugal Pera marsh
Portugal Ria de Aveiro
Portugal Ria Formosa (Faro lagoon)
Portugal Sado estuary
Portugal Santo André and Sancha lagoons
Portugal Tejo estuary
Portugal Vilamoura
Romania Balta Mică a Brăilei
Romania Balta Vederoasa
Romania Blahniţa
Romania Calafat - Ciuperceni - Dunăre
Romania Cefa fish-ponds and Radvani wood
Romania Comana
Romania Danube Delta
Romania Fizes valley
Romania Maglavit
Romania Suhaia
Slovakia Danube floodplains
Slovakia Medzibodrožie
Slovakia Morava
Slovakia Poiplie
Slovakia Veľkoblahovské fishponds
Slovenia Črete
Slovenia Goričko
Slovenia Renški glinokopi
Slovenia River Mura
Slovenia Škocjan Bay
Spain Albufera de Mallorca and Albufereta de Pollença marshes
Spain Albufera de Valencia marshes
Spain Ampurdán marshes
Spain Castrejón reservoir
Spain Cortados del Jarama
Spain Ebro delta
Spain El Hondo wetland
Spain El Moro marshes
Spain Llobregat delta
Spain Marmolejo reservoir-La Ropera
Spain Mouth of the river Guadalhorce
Spain Odiel and Tinto marshes and Huelva coastal lagoons
Spain Pego-Oliva marshes
Spain Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca
Spain Tablas de Daimiel marshes; 'Vicario' and 'Gasset' reservoirs and Malagón lakes
Spain Wetlands of western Almería
Türkiye Hotamış Marshes
Türkiye Marmara Lake
Türkiye Meriç Delta
Türkiye Uluabat Lake
Ukraine Agricultural lands near Bilorets'ke (Chornozemne village)
Ukraine Bodakivs'ke marsh
Ukraine Chervone marsh
Ukraine Cholhyns'kyj zakaznyk
Ukraine Debal'tsivs'ke lake
Ukraine Gajchur river valley
Ukraine Kagul lake
Ukraine Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Energodar)
Ukraine Kakhovs'ke reservoir (Kajiry village)
Ukraine Karachunivs'ke reservoir
Ukraine Konka river mouth
Ukraine Kugurluj and Kartal lakes
Ukraine Lyman lake
Ukraine Mikulinetskie fish-ponds
Ukraine Molochna river valley
Ukraine Mzha river valley
Ukraine Obytichna peninsula
Ukraine Obytichna river mouth
Ukraine Pryp'yat' river valley
Ukraine Samars'kyj forest
Ukraine Tsybul'kivs'ki lakes
Ukraine Velyke marsh

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Altitude   Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ixobrychus minutus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/ixobrychus-minutus on 22/11/2024.
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 22/11/2024.