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Botaurus exilis  (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1244978

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Ixobrychus exilis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)
  
    Ardea exilis J. F. Gmelin, 1789
  
  Common Name(s): Least Bittern [English]
  
    Avetorillo americano [Spanish]
  
    garçote-pequeno [Portuguese]
  
    Petit Blongios [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPelecaniformes  – Pelicans, pélicans, Ibises, ibis, Herons, hérons  
                            FamilyArdeidae Leach, 1820 – Bitterns, Egrets, Herons  
                               GenusBotaurus Stephens, 1819  
                                  SpeciesBotaurus exilis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Least Bittern, Avetorillo americano, garçote-pequeno, Petit Blongios  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus exilis bogotensis (Chapman, 1914)  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus exilis erythromelas (Vieillot, 1817)  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus exilis exilis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus exilis limoncochae (D. W. Norton, 1965)  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus exilis peruvianus (J. Bond, 1955)  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus exilis pullus (Van Rossem, 1930)  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Botaurus exilis, Least Bittern [English]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
    Middle America  
    North America  
    South America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Canada, Native  
    Caribbean Territories, Native  
    Continental US, Native  
    Mexico, Native  
 

 

    

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