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The Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae.
Description
It is a large, chunky, brown bird, very similar to the American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosa. It is 69-81 cm (24"-34") in length, with a 100-130 cm wingspan.Distribution
It is declining in much of its temperate European and Asian range. It is resident in the milder west and south, but migrates south from areas where the water freezes in winter.in the UK, the main areas are Lancashire and East Anglia with an estimated 44 breeding pairs. Europe as a whole is estimated at 20-44,000 males. [1]
Behaviour
This bittern is usually well-hidden in Phragmites reedbeds. Usually solitary, it walks stealthily seeking amphibians and fish. If it senses that it has been seen, it becomes motionless, with its bill pointed upward, causing it to blend into the reeds. It is most active at dawn and dusk.Its folk names include "barrel-maker", "bog-bull", "bog hen", "bog-trotter", and "butterbump"[2], mostly refer to the mating call of the male, which is a deep fog-horn or bull-like boom, easily audible from a distance of 2 miles on a calm night. The Latin for bittern, Botaurus, also refers to the bull. The other part of its scientific name, stellata is the Latin for starry, in reference to its plumage.
Surveys of Bitterns are carried up by noting the number of distinct male booms in a given area.
The Great Bittern is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
In Fiction
Great Bittern is proposed as a rational explanation behind the mythical creature drekavac in short story Brave Mita and drekavac from the pond by Branko Ćopić[3].References
1. ^ [1]
2. ^ In Norfolk from its high fat content when eaten as food
3. ^ Ćopić, Branko. "Hrabri Mita i drekavac iz rita", U svijetu medvjeda i leptirova.
2. ^ In Norfolk from its high fat content when eaten as food
3. ^ Ćopić, Branko. "Hrabri Mita i drekavac iz rita", U svijetu medvjeda i leptirova.
- BirdLife International (2004). Botaurus stellaris. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- Bitterns.org.uk
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
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Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Bateson, 1885
Typical Classes
See below
Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Ciconiiformes
Bonaparte, 1854
Families
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Bonaparte, 1854
Families
- Ardeidae
- Cochlearidae (the Boat-billed Heron)
- Balaenicipitidae (the Shoebill)
- Scopidae (the Hammerkop)
- Ciconiidae
- Threskiornithidae
- Cathartidae
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Ardeidae
Leach, 1820
Genera
See text.
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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Leach, 1820
Genera
See text.
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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Botaurus
Stephens, 1819
Species
B. lentiginosa
B. stellata
B. pinnatus
B. poiciloptilus
Botaurus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae.
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Stephens, 1819
Species
B. lentiginosa
B. stellata
B. pinnatus
B. poiciloptilus
Botaurus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae.
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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Carolus Linnaeus (Carl von Linné)
Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Carl von Linné, Alexander Roslin, 1775. Currently owned by and hanging at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Linnaeus, 1758
Orders
About two dozen - see section below
Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Ardeidae
Leach, 1820
Genera
See text.
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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Leach, 1820
Genera
See text.
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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Ardeidae
Leach, 1820
Genera
See text.
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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Leach, 1820
Genera
See text.
The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons.
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B. lentiginosus
Binomial name
Botaurus lentiginosus
(Rackett, 1813)
Synonyms
Palaeophoyx columbiana McCoy, 1963
The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus
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Binomial name
Botaurus lentiginosus
(Rackett, 1813)
Synonyms
Palaeophoyx columbiana McCoy, 1963
The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus
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Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea,
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Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area (or 29.4% of its land area) and, with almost 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population.
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Bird migration refers to the regular seasonal journeys undertaken by many species of birds. Migrations include movements of varied distances made in response to changes in food availability, habitat or weather.
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Lancashire
Geography
Status Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Origin Historic
Region North West England
Area
- Total
- Admin. council
- Admin.
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Geography
Status Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Origin Historic
Region North West England
Area
- Total
- Admin. council
- Admin.
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East Anglia is a peninsula of eastern England. It was named after one of the ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, which was named after the homeland of the Angles, Angeln in northern Germany.
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Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
Botaurus Stephens, 1819
Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named as bitterns tend to be the shorter necked, often more secretive members of this family.
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Botaurus Stephens, 1819
Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named as bitterns tend to be the shorter necked, often more secretive members of this family.
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Phragmites
Species: P. australis
Binomial name
Phragmites australis
(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
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Species: P. australis
Binomial name
Phragmites australis
(Cav.) Trin. ex Steud.
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Amphibia
Linnaeus, 1758
Subclasses and Orders
Order Temnospondyli - extinct
Subclass Lepospondyli - extinct
Subclass Lissamphibia
Order Anura
Order Caudata
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Linnaeus, 1758
Subclasses and Orders
Order Temnospondyli - extinct
Subclass Lepospondyli - extinct
Subclass Lissamphibia
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Official status
Official language of: Vatican City
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Regulated by: Opus Fundatum Latinitas
Roman Catholic Church
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Feathers are one of the epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds. They are the outstanding characteristic that distinguishes the Class Aves from all other living groups. Other Theropoda also had feathers (see Feathered dinosaurs).
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