Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus novaezelandiae
( Potts, 1871 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
Est. World Population: 0

CITES Status: Not Listed
IUCN Status: Extinct
U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed

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Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
It is likely to have inhabited freshwater wetlands and saltwater lagoons (Hume 2017).


Range:
Ixobrychus novaezelandiae was endemic to New Zealand, known from North and South Island (Hume 2017).


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