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The least bittern (Botaurus exilis) is ... the adult female is glossy brown on these parts; ... since its small size makes the bittern vulnerable to many potential ...
The least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) and the stripe-backed bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) were nested with members of the genus Botaurus. Hruska and collaborators resurrected the genus Calherodius Peters, 1931 to contain two night herons (the white-backed night heron and the white-eared night heron) that were previously placed in Gorsachius.
Eurasian bittern: Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) 8 Australasian bittern: Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827) 9 American bittern: Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813) 10 Pinnated bittern: Botaurus pinnatus (Wagler, 1829) 11 Stripe-backed bittern: Botaurus involucris (Vieillot, 1823) 12 Least bittern: Botaurus exilis (Gmelin, JF, 1789) 13 ...
South American bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus) Little bittern (Botaurus minutus) Australian little bittern (Botaurus dubius) †New Zealand little bittern (Botaurus novaezelandiae) Cinnamon bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus) Stripe-backed bittern (Botaurus involucris) Least bittern (Botaurus exilis)
The American bittern is a large, chunky, brown bird, very similar to the Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris), though slightly smaller, and the plumage is speckled rather than being barred. It is 58–85 cm (23–33 in) in length, with a 92–115 cm (36–45 in) wingspan and a body mass of 370–1,072 g (0.816–2.363 lb).
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[2] [3] The name Botaurus is Medieval Latin for a bittern. The word combines Latin bos meaning "oxen" (compare butire "to boom") and taurus meaning "bull". [ 4 ] In describing the Eurasian bittern Stephens wrote: "At this period the male makes a singular noise, which is compared with the deep bellowing of a bull, and is continued for about two ...