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

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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 3 years ago 4.6
A bird in hand. Locality Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India
Abhiram R 1 December 2012 23 weeks ago 4.2
A bird sitting near a stream. Locality Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India
Abhiram R 2 December 2012 23 weeks ago 4
adult perched Locality New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago (ssp australis)
Nik Borrow 19 August 2012 37 weeks ago 4
A bird is regarding fishing, silently. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp flavicollis)
Fran Trabalon 11 December 2010 51 weeks ago 3.7
A bird is regarding fishing, silently. Locality Botanical Gardens, Singapore (ssp flavicollis)
Fran Trabalon 11 December 2010 51 weeks ago 3.5
2 birds seen in a nullah Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
jugal Tiwari 15 May 2012 50 weeks ago 3.4
black bitterns. ... Generally bitterns are very shy birds Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Vaibhav Mishra 15 May 2012 1 year ago 3.3
Seen 2 birds Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
jugal Tiwari 15 May 2012 50 weeks ago 3
hiding behind leaves Locality Sri Lanka
Gerhard.Tauscher 7 February 2013 14 weeks ago 2.8
Black Bittern sitting on the waters edge waiting for prey Locality Tamil Nadu, India (ssp flavicollis)
vasanthan.p.j 5 April 2009 4 years ago 2.7
A bird in a marsh Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam
pascal christe 27 July 2012 40 weeks ago 2.5
Black Bittern near a bed of reeds. Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India (ssp flavicollis)
tanvimanohar 1 May 2006 4 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 3 years ago 1.3