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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An individual preening and wing-stretching in a reed bed Locality Marbury Country Park, Cheshire, England, Great Britain
Greg Baker 14 January 2013 18 weeks ago 1 min 8 sec 4 -
An adult perched in a reedbed Locality Marbury Country Park, Cheshire, England, Great Britain (ssp stellaris)
Greg Baker 29 January 2011 1 year ago 51 sec 4 -
trying to catch something Locality Netherlands (ssp stellaris)
Daniêl Jimenez 30 January 2010 3 years ago 1 min 7 sec 4 -
A bird walking in a tall grass marsh Locality Skala Kallonis, Lesbos Island, North Aegean Region, Greece (ssp stellaris)
Christian Dortu 30 April 2006 6 years ago 40 sec 4 -
A migrant bird walking during a stopover in the steppe. Locality Kendirli-Kayasan plateau, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan (ssp stellaris)
Christophe Gouraud 9 April 2009 3 years ago 34 sec 3.8 -
Walking on ice,and later bags trough the ice Locality Netherlands (ssp stellaris)
Daniêl Jimenez 30 January 2010 3 years ago 1 min 14 sec 3.7
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Intimidation posture of an adult male; when released after ringing.
Locality Turaw, Gomel Region, Belarus (ssp stellaris)
Laurent Demongin 11 May 2002 4 years ago 4.3 -
A Eurasian Bittern moving through the reedbed
Locality Netherlands (ssp stellaris)
Gerard Visser 22 January 2010 2 years ago 4.3 -
A poor vole's last breath.
Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Richard Smart 12 December 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Striding across the frozen lake towards a recess in the reed beds with a glimpse of their tops bathed in winter afternoon sun.
Locality Leighton Moss, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 1 December 2012 24 weeks ago 4 -
Exploring the reed beds on ice in the winter afternoon sun
Locality Leighton Moss, Lancashire, England, Great Britain
Alan Debenham 1 December 2012 24 weeks ago 4 -
Adult
Locality De Biesbosch National Park, Netherlands
Paul Cools 10 January 2011 30 weeks ago 4
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