Eurasian bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Family Ardeidae. Order Ciconiiformes.
Photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lincsbirder/ / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Description
The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae.
Traits
- Residency
- migratory
- Diet
- fish, amphibians
- Game species
- no
♪ Bird call
Recording: Wikimedia Commons
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Photographs
Johann Daniel Meyer / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_bittern'}