Little bittern
Birds
The little bittern or common little bittern is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. Ixobrychus is from Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai 'to bellow', and minutus is Latin for 'small'. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Ixobrychus minutus
Mass: 2.1 – 5.3 oz (Adult)
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Wingspan: 16 – 23 in. (Adult)
Genus: Ixobrychus