Bittern (Birds)
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BITTERN, a genus of wading birds, belonging to the family Ardeidae, comprising several species closely allied to the herons, from which they differ chiefly in their shorter neck, ...
Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named as bitterns tend to be the shorter necked, often more secretive members of this family.
Bittern
Publication in 1930 of Bernard Riviere's magnum opus 'A History of the Birds of Norfolk' marked the commencement of almost three decades of steady increase in the numbers of the skulking and ever secretive bittern.
Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias)
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The Sunbittern is unmistakable and so unique that it is placed in its own family.
Sunbittern
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Bittern
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common name for migratory marsh birds of the family Ardeidae (heron family).
Bittern, Migratory marsh bird of the heron family. The American species, often called stake driver because of the males booming call it in the spring, is widely distributed in East North America .
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
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Bitterns are shy, secretive and more likely to be heard than seen. With their subtle brown plumage, this plump heron-like bird blends almost perfectly into its reed bed habitat.
Least Bittern
Ixobrychus exilis (Gmelin)
Status Rare in summer. Breeds.
Least Bittern
LEAST BITTERN
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ixobrychus exilis (Gmelin) ...
Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a winter visitor in India. Size: 70-80 cm.
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Black Bittern - profile
Scientific name: Ixobrychus flavicollis
Conservation status in NSW: Vulnerable
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Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis
Described by: Gmelin (1789)
Alternate common name(s): Chinese Little-bittern, Little Yellow Bittern
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
The Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is a summer resident over a large part of the United States including coastal and south Texas.
Bitterns and herons (Ardeidae)
Overview
A thickset heron with all-over bright, pale, buffy-brown plumage covered with dark streaks and bars. It flies on broad, rounded, bowed wings.
Bitterns make nests of sticks, mud and decaying vegetable material in trees or bushes. Both parents tend to their clutch. The male and female protect and feed the chicks in turn during the first two weeks, never leaving the nest unattended.
Bitterns might be confused with the young of Black-crowned or Yellow-crowned Night Herons, but the latter have no black streak on the sides of the neck, ...
Bitterns, Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)
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The CICONIIFORMES (pronounced sih-KON-ee-ih-FOR-meez) is an order composed of five families that include long-legged wading birds such as the large storks, curve-billed ibises, herons, and egrets.
Bittern's feathers are much fancied by trout fishermen as they apparently look a lot like whitebait when trailed in the water.
The American species has attracted much folklore. Thoreau called the bittern, "the genius of the bog".
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Sunbittern
A long-billed bird, the sunbittern has a thin neck and patterned feathers. When threatened, it will spread its wings to display numerous eyespots. With its tail lifted as well, its feathers form a semicircle.
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The bittern finds its preferred diet in marshes-aquatic fauna ranging from fish and eels to insects, crabs, and snakes. The bird hunts by remaining perfectly still at water's edge, waiting for its prey, which it captures in a rapid spearing motion.
Black Bittern Dupetor flavicollis flavicollis - Subadult male
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LEAST BITTERN, Ardea exilis, Wils. Amer. Orn., vol. viii. p. 37.
ARDEA EXILIS, Bonap. Syn., p. 308.
LEAST BITTERN, Ardea exilis, Nutt. Man., vol. ii. p. 66.
LEAST BITTERN, Ardea exilis, Aud. Orn. Biog., vol. iii. p. 77; vol. v.p. 606.
Herons, Bitterns
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The Least Bittern usually inhabits freshwater marshes in central and south Florida where it nests in low vegetation above the water or at the water's edge.
American Bittern Behaviour
No observations regarding American Bittern behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
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American Bitterns breed from the southern Northwest Territories through central British Columbia east through Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and southern New Brunswick, ...
Since the bittern is a winter visitor to Florida, we rarely hear its weird vocalizations, mostly made during the spring and summer.
American Bittern Photos
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The American Bittern feeds mostly on frogs, snakes, small fish and creyfish in the marshes. It will occasionally visit open fields to dine on grashoppers and mice.
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Least Bittern
(Ixobrychus exilis)
Status: Summer Resident.
Last recorded on site in 2008
Breeding Status:-
1997 to 2001: Possible but not likely
2007 to 2011: Confirmed
This species is State Threatened.
Adaptations: Bitterns hide by standing with their bill pointed upwards. Their feather coloration provides camouflage in tall vegetation.
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Botaurus lentiginosus (University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology) ...
Diet The American Bittern eats small fish, eels, small snakes, salamanders, insects, frogs, crayfish, and small mammals. It stands still in the water and waits for its prey. When it spots something, it quickly goes after it and catches it in its bill.
Bittern, Eurasian aka Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris Found: Europe, Asia
Photographed by Razvan Zinica
Genus Ixobrychus
Bittern, Little Ixobrychus minutus Found: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia
Photographed by: Borislav Borisov ...
Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis)
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) ...
Bitterns, Herons, and Allies (ARDEIDAE)
Ibises and Spoonbills (THRESKIORNITHIDAE)
Storks (CICONIIDAE)
New World Vultures (CATHARTIDAE) ...
Sunbittern
RALLIDAE - Rails, Crakes, and Coots
Inaccessible Island Rail
Common Moorhen
What is a Coot?
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Least Bittern
Spring Sighting Information: uncommon
Nest on or near Refuge? yes
Red-winged Blackbird
Spring Sighting Information: abundant
Nest on or near Refuge? yes ...
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Brolga Grus rubicundus
Australian Pelican Pelecanus conspicillatus ...
Herons, Bitterns and Allies (Family Ardeidae)
Ibises (Family Threskiornithidae) ...
American Bittern
One of the highlights of our recent Holiday Bird Count (I'm starting a politically correct trend here) was the sighting of not one but two American Bitterns (Botaurus lentiginosus) at Muddy Hollow Pond near Limantour Beach.
of mice do take voles; examples include gulls (Larus spp.), northern shrike (Larius borealis), black-billed magpie (Pica pica), common raven (Corvus corvax), American crow (C. brachyrhynchos), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), and American bittern ...
: The sunbittern is perfectly camouflaged with its mottled plumage. When walking with a slow, deliberate gait, its long neck held parallel to the ground, it blends in perfectly with the sun-flecked forest interior.
This family includes the herons, bitterns and egrets. These wading birds generally have long necks, long legs, short tails and long spear - shaped bills.
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus)
Little egret (Egretta garzetta)
Levant sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
Black poplar (Populus nigra)
Egyptian free-tailed bat (Tadarida aegyptiaca) ...
Genus Zonerodius (forest bittern)
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The Order Coconiiformes includes herons, ibises, spoonbills, storks, bitterns, and egrets. Most species are solitary feeders and roost in large groups at night. When they breed, they form colonies.
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Ciconiiformes [herons, bitterns, hammerkops, storks, ibises, spoonbills, flamingos]
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Ciconiidae [storks - 19 species] ...
Adults
American black ducks (Anas rubripes), mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), herons (Ardeidae), bitterns (Ardeidae), rails (Rallidae), northern harriers (Circus cyaneus), and crows (Corvus spp.) prey upon both tadpoles and adults (Stockwell 1999).
Most species construct their loose, flat, platform-style nests high
in the branches of swamp trees. Notable exceptions are the bitterns,
which are solitary rather than colonial and place their nests
among reeds on the ground.
Herons:
Herons have a slight resemblance to different types of birds such as the storks, spoonbills etc. These are also known as egrets or bitterns. Such birds are generally found near wetlands. These feed on aquatic life.
The heron is a large species of bird that inhabits wetlands and areas that are close to lakes, ponds and rivers. Some species of heron are also known as egrets and bitterns instead of being called herons.
The big Grey Heron (family Ardeidae - Herons and Bitterns) actually is a very unwelcome visitor to our garden, for it is after the life in our pond, including our beautiful fish and the frogs.
The first and smallest, Metaves contains flamingos and grebes,alongside the hoatzin, pigeons, sand grouse, the paraphyletic Caprimulgiformes, the Apodiformes, tropic birds, mesites, sunbittern and kagu.
Its intestines taste bitter, so fish should be gutted before salting or canning, but in Japan it is grilled as a whole. The fish is often flavored with lemon juice, radish juice, or vinegar to improve the bitterness left by the viscera.
There is documentation of dumping on at least 9 other duck species, and even nests of the American Bittern and Northern Harrier. Many parasitically laid eggs fail to hatch because the host female often deserts the nest and then renests elsewhere.
Large birds such as herons, bitterns and hawks, and mammals such as raccoons, skunks, foxes and domestic cats prey on this snake. Probably snake-eating snakes such as Milk Snakes and Racers prey on them as well.
 See also: Oriole, Heron, Macaw, Parakeet, Pigeon
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