Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) wildspecies.ca

Sensitive

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Birds

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Common Names

English common name:

Least Bittern

French common name:

Petit Blongios

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Least Bittern	Petit Blongios
2005	Least Bittern	Petit Blongios
2010	Least Bittern	Petit Blongios
2015	Least Bittern	Petit Blongios
2020	Least Bittern	Petit Blongios

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Aves

Infraclass

Neognathae

Superorder

Neoaves

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Ixobrychus exilis	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2005	Ixobrychus exilis	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2010	Ixobrychus exilis	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2015	Ixobrychus exilis	Ardeidae	Ciconiiformes
2020	Ixobrychus exilis	Ardeidae	Pelecaniformes

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Vulnerable
2005	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Imperiled
2015	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	Procedural change.
2020	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New interpretation of same information.	Assessed by COSEWIC as threatened

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Vulnerable - N3B,N3M
2020	Imperiled - N2N3B

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Manitoba
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2B,S2M
2020	Imperiled - S2S3B

Ontario
2000	Sensitive - 3
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Apparently Secure - S4B,SNRM
2020	Imperiled - S2B

Quebec
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	May Be At Risk - 2
2010	May Be At Risk - 2
2015	Imperiled - S2B,S2M
2020	Imperiled - S2B

New Brunswick
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Critically Imperiled - S1S2B,S1S2M
2020	Critically Imperiled - S1S2B

Nova Scotia
2000	Secure - 4
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Undetermined - 5
2015	Unrankable - SUB,SUM
2020	Unrankable - SUB

Prince Edward Island
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Accidental - 8
2005	Accidental - 8
2010	Accidental - 8
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Applicable - SNA

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present