Ixobrychus exilis shine sunan kimiyya na Least Bittern, wanda ƙaramin kaza ne da ake samu a Arewa da Kudancin Amurka. Kalmar "Ixobrychus" ta fito ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "ixias," ma'anar mistletoe, da "brukhomai," ma'anar yin kuka, yayin da "exilis" shine Latin don ƙarami ko sirara. Saboda haka, ainihin ma'anar kalmar "Ixobrychus exilis" zai zama "tsuntsaye mai kukan bakin ciki."
