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| Birds Database .. detailed information | |
| Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus | |
| Bird Family : | "Egrets and Herons" Ardeidae |
| Description : | Rare to local area. Length 30cm. Call is deep repetitive croaks. Secretive, difficult to locate. |
| Typical Habitat : | Reedbeds, freshwater swamps and creeks. |
| Distribution : | Uncommon to east QLD. South of Townsville, N.S.W., VIC., and south wester W.A. |
| Migration : | Vagrant. Main breeding season, September to December. |
| Introduced : | No |
| Seen North Qld : | Yes |
| Additional info .. | habitats seen (1) .. |
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