Madagascar Heron vs Dwarf Bittern

Ardea humbloti verglichen mit Ixobrychus sturmii

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Merkmal Madagascar Heron Dwarf Bittern
Wissenschaftlicher Name Ardea humbloti Ixobrychus sturmii
Ordnung Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Familie Ardeidae Ardeidae
Erhaltungsstatus Endangered Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 89,8 cm (35.4 in) 31,2 cm (12.3 in)
Gewicht 1060,0 g (37.39 oz) 140,66666666666666 g (4.96 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 3 3-4
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Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

Madagascar Heron only

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Dwarf Bittern only

Erhaltungsstatus

Endangered

Madagascar Heron

Least Concern

Dwarf Bittern

About These Birds

Dwarf Bittern

The Dwarf Bittern (Ixobrychus sturmii) is a small heron of the family Ardeidae endemic to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the smallest heron found regularly in Africa, measuring approximately 25–30 cm in total length — smaller even than the Least Bittern of the Americas. Adults are dark slate-gray above, including the crown, neck sides, and upperparts, while the underparts are pale buff to whitish with dark brown streaking along the center. The wings show a rufous wing patch visible in flight. …

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