- Ixobrychus involucris
Identification
28–35 cm (11-13¾ in)
- Black stripe from forehead, across crown to nape
- Sandy-buff remained of head, neck back and wings
Distribution
Caribbean and South America:
Caribbean: occurs only in Trinidad
South America: Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Extensive fresh-water and brackish swamps and marshes with grass and sedge.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of small fish, crustaceans, dragonflies, beetles etc and some larvae.
Breeding
They nest in the spring but there's little more information available.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved August 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Stripe-backed Bittern. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Stripe-backed_Bittern
External Links
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