Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Summary 2
The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae. There are two subspecies, the northern race (B. s. stellaris) breeding in parts of Europe and Asia, as well as on the northern coast of Africa, while the southern race (B. s. capensis) is endemic to parts of southern Africa. It is a secretive bird, seldom seen in the open as it prefers to...
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- (c) Steve Chilton, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/73779416@N00/3272243645
- (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botaurus_stellaris
