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🦩 A bird genus 🦩 Small wetland birds
Ixobrychus

Ixobrychus

9.9
A group of small secretive birds like herons that live in marshes worldwide
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : Ixobrychus
  • The least bittern is a member of the Ixobrychus genus.

Examples

  • Researchers observed several Ixobrychus species nesting in the marshland.

  • The distribution of Ixobrychus spans multiple continents.

  • The Ixobrychus is known for its elusive nature.

  • Have you ever seen an Ixobrychus in the wild?

  • Researchers observed several Ixobrychus species nesting in the marshland.

  • The least bittern is a member of the Ixobrychus genus.

  • The distribution of Ixobrychus spans multiple continents.

Compounds

Ixobrychus exilis
  • Specialized
9.9

A small marsh bird from North and Central America that hides in reeds

Surface Forms

Ixobrychus main

Etymology

Ixobrychus comes from old Greek parts ixo- meaning 'reed' and -brychus meaning 'small heron', so it literally means a 'small reed heron'. That's why the name fits these shy bitterns that live hidden in reeds and marshes.