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Kingdom: Animalia > Phylum: Chordata > Class: Aves > Order: Ciconiiformes > Family: Ardeidae > Genus: Ixobrychus > Species: Ixobrychus minutus minutus

Ixobrychus minutus minutus Linnaeus, 1766

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Quick facts

Threat status Europe	Least Concern (IUCN)
Protected by	EU Birds Directive and 4 other international agreements
Natura 2000 sites	90 are designated for this species
Breeding habitats	rivers and lakes wetlands
Natura 2000 species code	A617

Distribution

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Threat and conservation status

IUCN Red List status of threatened species

The IUCN Red List threat status assesses the risk of extinction.

World

Not evaluated

Europe

Least Concern

Not evaluated

IUCN Red List Category

Not Evaluated	Near Threatened	Regionally Extinct
Not Applicable	Vulnerable	Extinct in the Wild
Data Deficient	Endangered	Extinct
Least Concern	Critically Endangered

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EU conservation status

The EU conservation status is assessed for species mentioned in the EU Habitats Directive annexes. The EU Habitats Directive does not cover this species.

Natura 2000 sites

Protected in the following Natura 2000 sites

Sitecode	Country	Site name	Action
DE2746401	Germany	Uckermärkische Seenlandschaft	Map
DE2935401	Germany	Aland-Elbe-Niederung	Map
DE2948401	Germany	Schorfheide-Chorin	Map
DE2951401	Germany	Unteres Odertal	Map
DE3036401	Germany	Unteres Elbtal	Map
DE3239401	Germany	Untere Havel/Sachsen-Anhalt und Schollener See	Map
DE3339402	Germany	Niederung der Unteren Havel	Map
DE3437401	Germany	Elbaue Jerichow	Map
DE3450401	Germany	Märkische Schweiz	Map
DE3754303	Germany	Mittlere Oder	Map
DE4137401	Germany	Wulfener Bruch und Teichgebiet Osternienburg	Map
DE4139401	Germany	Mittlere Elbe einschließlich Steckby-Lödderitzer Forst	Map
DE4536401	Germany	Salziger See und Salzatal	Map
DE4638401	Germany	Saale-Elster-Aue südlich Halle	Map
DE4831401	Germany	Gera-Unstrut-Niederung um Straußfurt	Map
DE4939302	Germany	Restloch Zechau	Map
DE4940301	Germany	Haselbacher Teiche und Pleißeaue	Map
DE5127401	Germany	Werra-Aue zwischen Breitungen und Creuzburg	Map
DE5227304	Germany	NSG Breitunger Seen	Map
DE5336401	Germany	Plothener Teiche	Map
DE5619306	Germany	Grünlandgebiete in der Wetterau	Map
DE5818401	Germany	Main bei Mühlheim und NSG 'Rumpenheimer und Bürgeler Kiesgruben'	Map
DE5920401	Germany	Bong'sche Grube und Mainflinger Mainufer	Map
DE6019303	Germany	Untere Gersprenz	Map
DE6116301	Germany	Riedwiesen von Wächterstadt	Map
DE6216302	Germany	Eich-Gimbsheimer Altrhein	Map
DE6216401	Germany	Eich-Gimbsheimer Altrhein	Map
DE6316401	Germany	Lampertheimer Altrhein	Map
DE6416401	Germany	Bobenheimer und Roxheimer Altrhein mit Silbersee	Map
DE6516401	Germany	Neuhofener Altrhein mit Prinz-Karl-Wörth	Map
DE6716301	Germany	Rheinniederung Germersheim-Speyer	Map
DE6716401	Germany	NSG Mechtersheimer Tongruben	Map
DE6716403	Germany	Rußheimer Altrhein	Map
DE6716404	Germany	Heiligensteiner Weiher	Map
DE6717401	Germany	Wagbachniederung	Map
DE6815401	Germany	Neupotzer Altrhein	Map
DE6816301	Germany	Hördter Rheinaue	Map
DE6816402	Germany	Hördter Rheinaue inklusive Kahnbusch und Oberscherpfer Wald	Map
DE6816404	Germany	Sondernheimer Tongruben	Map
DE6915301	Germany	Rheinniederung Neuburg-Wörth	Map
DE6915402	Germany	Wörther Altrhein und Wörther Rheinhafen	Map
DE7015405	Germany	Neuburger Altrheine	Map
DE7243401	Germany	Untere Isar oberhalb Mündung	Map
DE7243402	Germany	Isarmündung	Map
DE7322401	Germany	Grienwiesen und Wernauer Baggerseen	Map
DE7537401	Germany	Naturschutzgebiet 'Vogelfreistätte Mittlere Isarstauseen'	Map
DE8220401	Germany	Untersee des Bodensees	Map
DE8220402	Germany	Bodanrück	Map
DE8220403	Germany	Mindelsee	Map
DE8221401	Germany	Salemer Klosterweiher	Map
DE3442304	Germany	Beetzsee-Rinne und Niederungen	Map
DE5026402	Germany	Rhäden von Obersuhl und Auen an der mittleren Werra	Map
DE6119401	Germany	Untere Gersprenzaue	Map
DE6027472	Germany	Schweinfurter Becken und nördliches Steigerwaldvorland	Map
DE6017401	Germany	Mönchbruch und Wälder bei Mörfelden-Walldorf und Groß-Gerau	Map
DE6728471	Germany	Altmühltal mit Brunst-Schwaigau und Altmühlsee	Map
DE5218401	Germany	Lahntal zwischen Marburg und Gießen	Map
DE6116450	Germany	Hessisches Ried mit Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue	Map
DE3242421	Germany	Rhin-Havelluch	Map
DE5914450	Germany	Inselrhein	Map
DE2649421	Germany	Uckerniederung	Map
DE5417401	Germany	Lahnaue zwischen Atzbach und Gießen	Map
DE6217403	Germany	Hessische Altneckarschlingen	Map
DE7736471	Germany	Ismaninger Speichersee und Fischteiche	Map
DE5519401	Germany	Wetterau	Map
DE5026350	Germany	Rhäden bei Obersuhl und Bosserode	Map
DE4151421	Germany	Spreewald und Lieberoser Endmoräne	Map
DE6116350	Germany	Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue	Map
DE3542421	Germany	Mittlere Havelniederung	Map
DE3145421	Germany	Obere Havelniederung	Map
DE4649451	Germany	Teiche nordwestlich Kamenz	Map
DE4639451	Germany	Leipziger Auwald	Map
DE8123441	Germany	Blitzenreuter Seenplatte mit Altshauser Weiher	Map
DE4752451	Germany	Teiche zwischen Neschwitz und Lomske	Map
DE4641451	Germany	Laubwaldgebiete östlich Leipzig	Map
DE4554451	Germany	Teichgebiete Niederspree-Hammerstadt	Map
DE8324441	Germany	Schwarzensee und Kolbenmoos	Map
DE4941451	Germany	Eschefelder Teiche	Map
DE8125441	Germany	Rohrsee	Map
DE4840451	Germany	Lobstädter Lachen	Map
DE4840452	Germany	Speicherbecken Borna und Teichgebiet Haselbach	Map
DE4552451	Germany	Biosphärenreservat Oberlausitzer Heide- und Teichlandschaft	Map
DE4841451	Germany	Bergbaufolgelandschaft Bockwitz	Map
DE4753451	Germany	Feldgebiete in der östlichen Oberlausitz	Map
DE7015441	Germany	Rheinniederung Elchesheim - Karlsruhe	Map
DE2242401	Germany	Mecklenburgische Schweiz und Kummerower See	Map
DE4940420	Germany	Nordöstliches Altenburger Land	Map
DE4655451	Germany	Teiche und Wälder um Mückenhain	Map
DE5237420	Germany	Auma-Aue mit Wolcheteiche und Struthbach-Niederung	Map
DE6639472	Germany	Charlottenhofer Weihergebiet, Hirtlohweiher und Langwiedteiche	Map

Protected sites

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Legal status

Mentioned in the following international legal instruments and agreements

Legal text	Annex	Conditions	More information
Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 November 2009, on the conservation of wild birds (EU Birds Directive)	Annex I: Species that shall be the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Member States shall classify territories as special protection areas for the conservation of these species.		http://ec.europa.eu/environm...rective/index_en.htm
Convention on the conservation of European wildlife and natural habitats (Bern Convention)	Annex II: strictly protected fauna species		http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cul.../bern/default_en.asp
	Revised Annex I of Resolution 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention listing the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures (year of revision 2011)		https://wcd.coe.int/ViewDoc....ckColorLogged=FDC864 Resolution No. 6 (1998) of the Bern Convention lists the species requiring specific habitat conservation measures [and the designation of Areas of Special Conservation Interest (ASCIs) forming for the Emerald network]
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (Bonn Convention)	Annex II: migratory species which have an unfavourable conservation status and which require international agreements for their conservation and management, as well as those which have a conservation status which would significantly benefit from the international co-operation that could be achieved by an international agreement.	Western Palearctic population	http://www.cms.int/
Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds. Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. (AEWA)	Annex II: Waterbird species to which the Agreement applies		http://www.migratoryspecies....ent/about-cms-family http://www.unep-aewa.org/en/legalinstrument/aewa

Common names and synonyms

The species has no common names

No synonyms available.

Other resources

Fauna Europaea search	Fauna Europaea
GBIF	Global Biodiversity Information Facility
ITIS search	Interagency Taxonomic Information System
NCBI search	National Center for Biotechnology Information

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