---
title: "Petit blongios"
description: "Botaurus exilis — Oiseaux. The least bittern (Botaurus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/least-bittern
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Petit blongios

> Botaurus exilis — Oiseaux. The least bittern (Botaurus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas.

- Scientific name: *Botaurus exilis*
- Category: `birds` (Oiseaux)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lacs et rivières)
- iNaturalist observations: 6702
- iNaturalist taxon: [1578960](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1578960)

## Names

- en: Least Bittern
- de: Indianerrohrdommel
- es: Huairavillo de dorso negro
- fr: Petit blongios

## Countries with the most observations

US (4692), CA (734), MX (417), BR (90), PE (47), PR (44), DO (32), CR (21), EC (20), AR (17), PA (17), CO (13)

## Summary

The least bittern (Botaurus exilis) is a small heron, the smallest member of the family Ardeidae found in the Americas. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_bittern

## Photo

![Petit blongios](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/least-bittern/medium.jpg)

Photo: Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119800580

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/least-bittern?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).