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New Zealand bittern
Extinct species of heron / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The New Zealand bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae) is an extinct and enigmatic species of heron in the family Ardeidae. It was endemic to New Zealand and was last recorded alive in the 1890s.[2]
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New Zealand bittern (adult and juvenile males) | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Ardeidae |
Genus: | Ixobrychus |
Species: | †I. novaezelandiae |
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†Ixobrychus novaezelandiae (Purdie, 1871) | |
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Common names for this species include New Zealand little bittern, spotted heron, and kaoriki (Māori).[3] The scientific species name also has numerous junior synonyms.[3]