Black Bittern

Botaurus flavicollis - Blongios à cou jaune

Systematics

Order
:
Pelecaniformes
Family
:
Ardéidés
Genus
:
Botaurus
Species
:
flavicollis

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics

Size
: 66 cm
Wingspan
: 80 cm.
Weight
: 300 à 420 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Bittern (Botaurus flavicollis) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Botaurus flavicollis flavicollis (India to Indochina, the Philippines, w and c Indonesia)
Botaurus flavicollis australis (e Indonesia, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch., Australia)
Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi (Solomon Is.)

Foreign names

Blongios à cou jaune,
Avetorillo negro,
garçote-preto-asiático,
Schwarzdommel,
Zwarte Woudaap,
Tarabusino nero,
svart rördrom,
Gulhalsrørdrum,
bučiačik tmavý,
bukáček černý,
Sort Dværghejre,
mustapikkuhaikara,
martinet menut collgroc,
bączek czarny,
melnais dumpis,
Мангровый волчок,
Bambangan hitam,
タカサゴクロサギ,
黑鳽,
นกยางดำ,
黃頸黑鷺〔黑鳽〕,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tid

e Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)