Genus: Botaurus
Description
Bitterns from around the world.
Taxonomy
Botaurus is a genus in the family Ardeidae.
Several members of this genus were formerly included in genus Ixobrychus . Black Bittern has been placed in its own genus Dupetor.
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| B. stellaris | Eurasian Bittern | ||||
| B. poiciloptilus | Australasian Bittern | ||||
| B. lentiginosus | American Bittern | ||||
| B. pinnatus | Pinnated Bittern | ||||
| B. involucris | Stripe-backed Bittern | ||||
| B. exilis | Least Bittern | ||||
| B. flavicollis | Black Bittern | ||||
| B. cinnamomeus | Cinnamon Bittern | ||||
| B. eurhythmus | Schrenck's Bittern | ||||
| B. sturmii | Dwarf Bittern | ||||
| B. minutus | Little Bittern | ||||
| B. sinensis | Yellow Bittern | ||||
| B. dubius | Black-backed Bittern | ||||
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References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Botaurus. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Botaurus
Pages in category ‘Botaurus’
The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
