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Stripe-backed bittern

Botaurus involucris (Vieillot, 1823)

LCLeast Concernbirds

The stripe-backed bittern (Botaurus involucris) is a species in the family Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh 76.5 g to 80.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Stripe-backed bittern (Botaurus involucris)
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Quick facts about the stripe-backed bittern

Weight
76.5 g – 80.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the stripe-backed bittern live?

Not recorded

What is the stripe-backed bittern?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The stripe-backed bittern (Botaurus involucris) is a South American bird species belonging to the family Ardeidae. It was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus. Commonly found near freshwater swamps, marshes, lake shores and streams, stripe-backed bitterns are distributed in two disjunct populations in the north and south of the continent, spanning both sides of the Andes. Although increasingly researched worldwide, many details of its life history life are lacking, especially compared to other species in its sister clade like the least bittern (Botaurus exilis).

From the Wikipedia article “Stripe-backed bittern” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stripe-backed_bittern&oldid=1380706691), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the stripe-backed bittern endangered?

The stripe-backed bittern is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the stripe-backed bittern classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPelecaniformes
  5. familyArdeidae
  6. genusBotaurus
  7. SpeciesBotaurus involucris (Vieillot, 1823)

Synonyms Ardea involucris, Ixobrychus involucris

Other names and names in other languages (44)
  • واق مخطط الظهرArabic
  • Южноамерикански малък воден бикBulgarian
  • Bongorz roudennekBreton
  • martinet menut llistatCatalan
  • bukáček pruhohřbetýCzech
  • Aderyn bwn cefn rhesogWelsh
  • Stribet DværghejreDanish
  • StreifendommelGerman
  • StreifenrohrdommelGerman
  • stridorsa botaŭroEsperanto
  • MirasolSpanish
  • Avetorillo listadoSpanish
  • HuairavilloSpanish
  • Mirasol ChicoSpanish
  • Mirasol comúnSpanish
  • Mirasol EstriadoSpanish
  • tarna-väikehüüpEstonian
  • بوتیمار پشتراهراهPersian
  • viirupikkuhaikaraFinnish
  • Butor variéFrench
  • Blongios variéFrench
  • Hoko miniGuarani
  • prugastoleđa čapljicaCroatian
  • Tarabusino dorsostriatoItalian
  • シマヨシゴイJapanese
  • ナンベイヨシゴイJapanese
  • dryžanugaris baublysLithuanian
  • Gestreepte WoudaapDutch
  • striperørdrumNorwegian
  • bąk smugowanyPolish
  • bączek smugowanyPolish
  • لکسوبرائیچس انوولوکرسWestern Panjabi
  • socoí-amareloPortuguese
  • garçote-de-dorso-listadoPortuguese
  • Пёстрый волчокRussian
  • Пестроспинный волчокRussian
  • bučiak pásikavýSlovak
  • bučiačik pásikavýSlovak
  • Čapljica prugastih leđaSerbian
  • strimryggig dvärgrördromSwedish
  • Çizgili Küçük BalabanTurkish
  • бугайчик аргентинськийUkrainian
  • 紋背葦鳽Chinese
  • 纹背苇鳽Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the stripe-backed bittern

Other species in the same genus Botaurus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the stripe-backed bittern?

An adult stripe-backed bittern weighs 76.5 g – 80.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the stripe-backed bittern endangered?

The stripe-backed bittern is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the stripe-backed bittern?

The stripe-backed bittern (Botaurus involucris) belongs to the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{stripe_backed_bittern_2026,
  title = {Stripe-backed bittern (Botaurus involucris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/stripe-backed-bittern},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}