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Ixobrychus sinensis
Yellow Bittern
As recorded: Ixobrychus sinensis (Gmelin, 1789)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Pelecaniformes › Ardeidae
- Collected by
- A Seale
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AS 1569
- Locality
- exact locality unknown
- Island
- Guam
- Region
- United States
- Identified by
- A Seale, 1901
- Type status
- Paratype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Ixobrychus sinensis observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,468 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
62Q4+24P ตำบล บางพระ อำเภอศรีราชา ชลบุรี 20110 ประเทศไทย
(c) Nitiroj Boonsai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN
(c) Himanshu Shekhar Palei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
(c) Anjas Arya Bagaswara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Semarang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia
(c) Anjas Arya Bagaswara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-25
Sarawak, MY
(c) Eng Kai Yeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Sarawak, MY
(c) Eng Kai Yeo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Ixobrychus sinensis. BPBM 1398. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37288816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz-bbm/1398.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37288816 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026