Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) Science Article 1 abstract Evidence for a partial prenuptial moult in the Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus is reported for the first time, and is based on both live and museum specimens. The prenuptial moult, which is probably undertaken in the African winter quarters shortly before the spring migration, involves body feathers […]
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Evidence of prenuptial moult in the Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) Science Article 1 abstract Evidence for a partial prenuptial moult in the Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus is reported for the first time, and is based on both live and museum specimens. The prenuptial moult, which is probably undertaken in the African winter quarters shortly before the spring migration, involves body feathers […]
Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
[order] CICONIIFORMES | [family] Ardeidae | [latin] Ixobrychus minutus | [authority] Linnaeus, 1766 | [UK] Little Bittern | [FR] Blongios nain | [DE] Zwergdommel | [ES] Mirasol Pequeno | [NL] Woudaapje Subspecies Monotypic species Genus Ixobrychus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae. It has a single […]