Herons (Ardeidae)
Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) - HBW 1, p. 428
French: Butor étoilé
German: Rohrdommel
Spanish: Avetoro Común
Other common names: Great/Common Bittern
Taxonomy: Ardea stellaris Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
Sometimes considered to include B. poiciloptilus, with which forms superspecies. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) - Palearctic and Oriental Regions and N Afrotropical Region.
- capensis (Schlegel, 1863) - S Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird at close range, making itself look bigger trying to intimidate a Grey Heron (not shown), who was coming to close. Later t Locality Losser, Overijssel Province, Netherlands (ssp stellaris)
Yoel Jimenez 8 March 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 52 sec 4.8 -
The chicks asking for food Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp stellaris)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 12 sec 4.7 -
An adult in the nest Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp stellaris)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 17 sec 4.6 -
A bird hunting for fish. Locality Losser, Overijssel Province, Netherlands (ssp stellaris)
Yoel Jimenez 8 March 2013 1 day ago ADDED LAST WEEK 1 min 41 sec 4.5 -
Three chicks in the nest Locality Ebro Delta, Tarragona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp stellaris)
Pedro Rubio 1994 10 years ago 17 sec 4.2 -
A chick and some eggs in the nest Locality Kemeri National Park, Jurmala, Latvia (ssp stellaris)
Andis Liepa 30 April 1999 7 years ago 23 sec 4.1
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Bittern in defense pose
Locality Zuidplas, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp stellaris)
Rob Belterman 24 December 2010 2 years ago 4.8 -
The male of a bittern arrived from wintering.
Locality Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Western Russia, Russia
zarutat 19 April 2009 1 year ago 4.7 -
Bittern
Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Richard Smart 12 December 2011 1 year ago 4.6 -
Head close-up
Locality Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, Great Britain (ssp stellaris)
Nik Borrow 2 May 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.4 -
Looking for an ice-free spot under a small low bridge
Locality Zuidplas, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp stellaris)
Rob Belterman 24 December 2010 2 years ago 4.4 -
Bittern eating an Elephant Hawkmoth larva Deilephila Elepenor.
Locality Leighton Moss, Lancashire, England, Great Britain (ssp stellaris)
Wagtail 20 August 2008 4 years ago 4.3
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