Malaysia immature bittern species (1 Viewer)

[PJSharp]

Dear birders,

I saw the immature bittern shown in the attached photo at the FRIM Bidor pools on the 31 October this year. I initially thought it was a Yellow Bittern, but subsequently wondered if it might be a Cinnamon Bittern. What do you think?

Thank you and best wishes, Paul

 

[gandytron]

Yellow Bittern for me.

Cinnamon would show a darker central stripe down the throat & breast (see image attached, taken last week), and you'd see some rich red tones in the primaries.

Best,

Dave