Cinnamon Bittern

This is a small species at 38 cm length, with a short neck and longish bill. The male is uniformly cinnamon above and buff below. The female's back and crown are brown, and the juvenile is like the female but heavily streaked brown below.

The Cinnamon Bittern is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Cinnamon Bittern that Joseph brought to Gloria came from a lady who lives in Changi Lorong 105 on 16th December. She said that a fish-eating bird had crashed into their backyard. The injured bird was collected that very morning. It was a healthy bittern but with an injured wing. As Joe was too busy that day, he brought it to the Nature Society’s office and then to his home that night. The bird could feed itself on live fish. More

A cinnamon bittern beside a paddy field in Jaunpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae Genus: Ixobrychus Species: I. More

The Cinnamon Bittern or Chestnut Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) is a small bittern. It is of Old World origins, breeding in tropical Asia from India and Sri Lanka east to China and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. This is a small species at 38cm length, with a short neck and longish bill. The male is uniformly cinnamon above and buff below. The female's back and crown are brown, and the juvenile is like the female but heavily streaked brown below. More

Cinnamon Bitterns feed on insects, fish and amphibians. More

The Cinnamon Bittern is a master of disguise. For what can seem like hours, this little fish-eater will perch motionless above a fishing hole, awaiting the perfect moment to pounce. Blending masterfully into the reeds, the attack will be over almost as soon as it started and one less small fish will be swimming the marsh. Like others of its family, the Cinnamon Bittern is a small bird and can eat only the smallest of prey. More

The Cinnamon Bittern is a small (41 cm) heron colored a uniform rich cinnamon above, whitish buff below, with a central stripe of dark streaks down the throat and breast and dark streaks on the flanks. The female is duller and browner. The bill is mostly yellow and the legs and feet are green. The iris is yellow, and the pupil appears bar-shaped rather than round as in the Yellow Bittern, a useful field mark when the wings (black in Yellow Bittern) are not visible. More

Cinnamon Bitterns prefer freshwater wetlands where there is thick vegetation to hide in, e.g., marshes, ricefields, grasslands, reedbeds, ponds, reservoirs; up to 2,000m. In Singapore, they may sometimes be found in mangroves. They are found in drier habitats than the Yellow Bittern. Mangrove and wetland wildlife at Sungei Buloh Nature Park Main features: Slender (39cm) but a little larger than the Yellow Bittern; rufous plumage; legs yellowish-green; bill yellowish. Male: Upperparts rufous; underparts paler. More

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