Mathews · 1910-1927
Black-backed Bittern
Plate 197: Ixobrychus alisteri
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01Black-backed Bittern
Name changed; taxon retained
The historical and current names refer to the same accepted taxon. The connection does not require a split, lump or change of rank.
Name recorded with the plateIxobrychus alisteri
Name used todayBotaurus dubiusBlack-backed Bittern
What connects the names
The historical identification has been reconciled with the current accepted taxon using the original plate context and the current checklist.
Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- The Birds of Australia, Volume 3
- Plate
- 81
- Creator
- Gregory M. Mathews; plates by J. G. Keulemans, Henrik Grönvold, H. Goodchild, G. E. Lodge and Roland Green
- Holding institution
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.