Ixobrychus sinensis Gmelin 1789 (Yellow bittern)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae

Belongs to Ixobrychus according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Ixobrychus cinnamomeus, Ixobrychus dubius, Ixobrychus eurhythmus, Ixobrychus exilis, Ixobrychus flavicollis, Ixobrychus involucris, Ixobrychus minutus, Ixobrychus novaezelandiae, Ixobrychus sturmii

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ixobrychus sinensis in the database

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