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New Zealand Little Bittern, Ixobrychus novaezelandiae

Specimen | Part of Birds collection

OR.000644; Ixobrychus novaezelandiae; holotype; dry

OR.000644; Ixobrychus novaezelandiae; holotype; lateral

OR.000644; Ixobrychus novaezelandiae; holotype; dry ; view 3

OR.000644; Ixobrychus novaezelandiae; holotype; dry ; view 4

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Overview

Holotype of New Zealand little bittern (Ixobrychus novaezelandiae), collectedat Lake Wakatipu sometime before 1871, and purchased from Otago Museum in 1907.