Ixobrychus Billberg 1828 (least bittern)
Reptilia - Natatores - Ardeidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 289519
Parent taxon: Ardeidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Ardea, Ardeacites, Ardeagrandis, Ardeinae, Botaurinae, Botaurites, Botaurus, Butorides, Calcardea, Egretta, Eoceornis, Gnotornis, Matuku, Nyctanassa, Nycticorax, Palaeophoyx, Syrigma, Zeltornis
Subtaxa: Ixobrychus exilis
Ecology: volant piscivore