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
- No sound recordings available yet
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