Deep Forest Canopy
Species Radar
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Least Bittern

Botaurus exilis

The least bittern is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.

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