Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Китайски малък воден бик |
| Catalan | martinet menut de la Xina |
| Chinese | 黃小鷺 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 黃葦鳽 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 黄苇鳽 |
| Croatian | žutonoga čapljica |
| Czech | bukáček žlutonohý |
| Danish | Okkergul Dværghejre |
| Dutch | Chinees Woudaapje |
| English | Yellow Bittern |
| English (United States) | Yellow Bittern |
| French | Blongios de Chine |
| French (France) | Blongios de Chine |
| German | Chinadommel |
| Hebrew | אנפית צהובה |
| Hungarian | Sárga törpegém |
| Icelandic | Gulþvari |
| Indonesian | Bambangan kuning |
| Japanese | ヨシゴイ |
| Korean | 덤불해오라기 |
| Malayalam | മഞ്ഞക്കൊച്ച |
| Norwegian | okerrørdrum |
| Polish | bączek żółtawy |
| Russian | Китайский волчок |
| Serbian | Žuta čapljica |
| Slovak | bučiačik žltohnedý |
| Slovenian | Kitajska čapljica |
| Spanish | Avetorillo Chino |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avetorillo chino |
| Swedish | kinesisk dvärgrördrom |
| Thai | นกยางไฟหัวดำ |
| Turkish | Sarı Küçük Balaban |
| Ukrainian | Бугайчик китайський |
Revision Notes
Chuenchom Hansasuta revised the Identification, Plumages, Molts, and Bare Parts sections. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Ixobrychus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Definitions
- Ixobrychus
- sinense / sinensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.1 — Published July 5, 2024
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Adult male
Adult female
Juvenile
Fledgling
Adult male
Adult male
Adult
Adult.
Adult Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis).
Similar species: Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus).
Adult male Schrenck's Bittern is marginally larger and has bright chestnut-brown upperparts.
Similar species: Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus).
Adult male Cinnamon Bittern has uniform rich cinnamon color.
Immature Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis).
The juvenile plumage of Yellow Bittern is the most heavily streaked of similar bitterns.
Similar species: Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus).
Adult female and immature Schrenck's Bitterns have pale spotting on dark underparts.
Similar species: Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus).
The immature Cinnamon Bittern is generally drab chestnut-brown with sandy-brown streaking and large spots of same color on wing coverts, white throat streaked dark brown, bright chestnut-brown flight feathers and tail, and chestnut-gray underwings.
Natal down lateral view.
Chicks have dark brown iris, pale blue bare facial skin and pink bills.
Natal down frontal view.
Bill is still pink but bare facial skin has lost blue color.
Natal down frontal view.
Bird in active prejuvenile molt.
Juvenile lateral view.
Note pink bill and retained down on the head.
Juvenile lateral view.
Juvenile Yellow Bittern is the most obviously streaked juvenile Ixobrychus bittern.
Juvenile lateral view.
Dark gray flight feathers shown in flight.
Female Definitive Basic lateral view.
Female Definitive Basic frontal view.
Female Definitive Basic in flight.
Male Definitive Basic frontal view.
Male Definitive Basic in flight.
Male Definitive Basic lateral view in breeding colors.
Adult showing head detail.
Adult showing breeding colors.
Bird at the mangroves; Pingtung County, Taiwan.
Bird in the sedges; Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Yellow Bittern’ habitat; Jawa, Indonesia.
Bird flying over water lilies; Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.
Bird in a lake; Maharashtra, India.
Yellow Bittern has been recorded in Western Australia; September, Western Australia, Australia.
Yellow Bittern is vagrant to Cocos (Keeling) Islands; December, Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Yellow Bittern winters in southernIndia; January, Kerala, India.
Bird feeding on fish.
Nest with eggs concealed in vegetation.
Nest with eggs; general view.
Nest with eggs.
Clutch of five eggs.
Adult feeding nestling.
Fledgling.
Macaulay Library Photos for Yellow Bittern
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