Little Bittern

Status and Occurence

Male

Female

Juvenile

Distribution and Trends

Distribution in Hungary

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Breeding evidence codes: x - non-breeding, A - possible, B - probable, C - confirmed, blue: the species was not observed

Frequency of observations in the last 25 weeks (blue columns)

Ringing data

Media

Name and code

Hungarian name

Törpegém

Scientific name

Ixobrychus minutus

English name

Little Bittern

EURING code

00980

HURING code

IXOMIN

Body length (cm)

33-38

Weight of male (g)

140-150

Weight of female (g)

140-150

Wingspan (cm)

52-58

Taxonomy

Order

Gödényalakúak

Pelecaniformes

Family

Gémfélék

Ardeidae

Protection

Legal protection in Hungary

strictly protected

Nature conservation value (HUF)

100.000 HUF

Red list (global)

LC – Least Concern

Red list (Europe)

LC – Least Concern

Red list (EU)

LC – Least Concern

Bird Protection Directive

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