Birds of Peru

    PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns)  
Genus: Ixobrychus (2 species, 9 worldwide)


Least Bittern
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Stripe-backed Bittern
Stripe-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus involucris)
Sauce de Portezuelo, Maldonado, Uruguay  
   
Photograph by Remco Douma   © All Rights Reserved.



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