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Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Little BitternBotaurus minutus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Purple HeronArdea purpurea
American BitternBotaurus lentiginosus
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 375,342 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 375,342 |
| Russia | 629 |
| United Kingdom | 481 |
| England | 471 |
| Italy | 260 |
| France | 223 |
| China | 192 |
| Nord-Ovest | 158 |
| Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | 136 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Platform nestingListed by a harvested source as building platform nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Fish eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating fish.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Pelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae |
| Genus | Bitterns · Botaurus |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Eurasian Bittern with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.