Herons (Ardeidae)
Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) - HBW 1, p. 427
French: Blongios à cou jaune
German: Schwarzdommel
Spanish: Avetorillo Negro
Other common names: Yellow necked/Mangrove Bittern
Taxonomy: Ardea flavicollis Latham, 1790, India.
Often separated in monospecific genus Dupetor. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- flavicollis (Latham, 1790) - SE Asia from Pakistan to SE China and S to Indonesia and Philippines.
- australis (Lesson, 1831) - Moluccas, New Guinea and Bismarck Archipelago S to W, N & E Australia.
- woodfordi (Ogilvie Grant, 1888) - Solomon Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of an immature Locality Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp flavicollis)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2006 4 years ago 28 sec 3.8 -
A bird with a fish in the beak changing its perch. Locality Kratie Reservoir, Kratié Province, Cambodia (ssp flavicollis)
Josep del Hoyo 11 March 2011 23 weeks ago 34 sec 3.6 -
An immature squatting, remaining motionless Locality Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp flavicollis)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2006 4 years ago 35 sec 3.6 -
An immature standing Locality Rota, Northern Mariana Islands (ssp flavicollis)
Curt Kessler 31 October 2006 4 years ago 33 sec 3.3 -
An individual trying to fish. Locality Kratie Reservoir, Kratié Province, Cambodia (ssp flavicollis)
Josep del Hoyo 11 March 2011 23 weeks ago 30 sec 3.2 -
An adult hidden in a low, thick bush at the edge of a pond. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp flavicollis)
Josep del Hoyo 28 February 2011 30 weeks ago 35 sec 3
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This rare visitor to Hong Kong had just caught a large frog
Locality Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong (ssp flavicollis)
Bob Thompson 8 June 2009 2 years ago 4.6 -
Black Bittern sitting on the waters edge waiting for prey
Locality Tamil Nadu, India (ssp flavicollis)
vasanthan.p.j 5 April 2009 2 years ago 2.7 -
Black Bittern near a bed of reeds.
Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp flavicollis)
tanvimanohar 1 May 2006 3 years ago 1.7 -
A bird on a branch.
Locality Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary, Khammam District, Andhra Pradesh, India (ssp flavicollis)
J.M. Garg 15 February 2009 2 years ago 1.3
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