Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis
Least Bittern, Sani Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image Sani Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador
November 2019

The Least Bittern is distributed in much of North America and South America. See the distribution map at xeno-canto. It is found in marshy vegetation in lowland marshes such as the fringes of lakes. It is a real skulker.

Least Bittern, Sani Lodge, Sucumbios, Ecuador, November 2019 - click for larger image This sub-species I. e. limoncochoae is restricted to Eastern Ecuador and adjacent areas of Peru. The call in this area seems to be distinctive.

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