Ixobrychus minutus ( Little bittern – Μικροτσικνιάς)
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| George Konstantinou |
Scientific name: Ixobrychus minutus
English name: Little bittern
Greek name: Μικροτσικνιάς
Size: 36 cm
Wing Span: 40 to 58 cm.
Weight: 125 to 150 g
Longevity: 5 years
Food: small fish, aquatic insects and their larvae , amphibians and tadpoles, leeches and other worms, as well as various molluscs with or without shells
Habitat: flooded reed beds, the edge of lakes, ponds, along slow rivers and in marshes.
IUCN conservation status: Least concern
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