Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Ixobrychus > Ixobrychus dubius

Ixobrychus dubius (Black-backed Bittern)

Wikipedia Abstract

The black-backed bittern (Ixobrychus dubius), also known as the black-backed least bittern or Australian little bittern, is a little-known species of heron in the family Ardeidae found in Australia and southern New Guinea. Formerly lumped with the little bittern, it is one of the smallest herons in the world.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  147 grams
Birth Weight [1]  11 grams
Clutch Size [2]  3
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  28 days
Incubation [2]  18 days
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  13 inches (32 cm)
Wing Span [2]  18 inches (.45 m)
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 6 months
Male Maturity [1]  2 years

Prey / Diet

Gambusia affinis (Live-bearing tooth-carp)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0