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Ixobrychus
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Cinnamon Bittern
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Ardeidae
- Genus: Ixobrychus
Cinnamon Bittern
(Cò lửa, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) or chestnut bitternThe cinnamon bittern or chestnut bittern is a small Old World bittern of the family Ardeidae of the order Pelecaniformes.
Ardeidae, Ardea: Latin word meaning "heron".
The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow. -
Ixobrychus
- Order: Pelecaniformes
- Family: Ardeidae
Ixobrychus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow.
1/ Black bittern (Cò hương, Ixobrychus flavicollis)
2/ Cinnamon bittern (Cò lửa, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) or chestnut bittern
3/ Yellow bittern (Cò lửa lùn, Ixobrychus sinensis)
4/ Von Schrenck's bittern or Schrenck's bittern (Cò nâu, Ixobrychus eurhythmus)