Black Bittern

This is a fairly large species at 58 cm in length, with a longish neck and long yellow bill. The adult is uniformly black above, with yellow neck sides. It is whitish below, heavily streaked with brown. The juvenile is like the adult, but dark brown rather than black.

The Black 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 Black Bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis, is a bittern of Old World origin, breeding in tropical Asia from Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka east to China, Indonesia and Australia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. in flight in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. This is a fairly large species at 58 cm in length, with a longish neck and long yellow bill. The adult is uniformly black above, with yellow neck sides. It is whitish below, heavily streaked with brown. More

Black Bitterns feed on insects, fish and amphibians. Conservation Status Australia Black Bitterns are not listed as threatened on the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. State of Victoria, Australia * The Black Bittern is listed as threatened on the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act (1988). More

* Black Bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis The genus Botaurus is the larger bitterns: * American Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosa. More

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The Black Bittern is a heron, dark grey to black in colour, with buff streaks on the throat and a characteristic yellow streak on the sides of the head and down the neck. The female is paler than the male, with a more yellow wash on the underparts. The species has a characteristic booming call that is mainly heard during the breeding season, at day or night. The colour alone readily distinguishes it from the other two much paler bittern species. More

Black Bitterns feed on insects, fish and amphibians. References - * BirdLife International (2004). Ixobrychus flavicollis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006. More

Black Bittern at nest. Black Bittern at nest. Photo: Purnell Collection © Australian Museum Black Bittern at nest with chicks. Black Bittern at nest with chicks. Photo: Purnell Collection © Australian Museum Distribution map of Ixobrychus flavicollis Distribution map of Ixobrychus flavicollis Map © Birds Australia Birdata Did you know? Black Bitterns are seen in daylight more often than other bitterns. More

Black Bitterns are seen in daylight more often than other bitterns. Alternative Name/s Yellow-necked Bittern Identification The Black Bittern is a sooty black or dark brown bittern with a yellow patch on the sides of the neck, extending from the throat to the wing. The feathers on the crown and lower neck are almost plumes. The legs are dark. More

* Black Bittern The Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) is a rather uncommon winter... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. Email Post Categories: Feeding-vertebrates, Heron-Egret-Bittern 2 Comments Comment by The Ridger Made Thursday, 8 of March , 2007 at 6:33 pm Welcome to I and the Bird #44 - Science and Serendipity, Words and Pictures http://thegreenbelt.blogspot.com/2007/03/i-and-bird-44. More

Black Bitterns feed on insects, fish and amphibians. More

* Black Bittern, Dupetor flavicollis Translations bird of the family Ardeidae * Belarusian: бугай (птушка) * Bulgarian: голям воден бик bg(bg) * Czech: bukač cs(cs) m. * Dutch: roerdomp nl(nl) m. More

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The Black Bittern is a heron, dark grey to black in colour breeding in tropical Asia. The adult is uniformly black above, with yellow neck sides. Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family. Black bittern occupies terrestrial and estuarine wetlands, where permanent water is present and the vegetation is dense. It may be seen in flooded grassland, forest, woodland, rainforest and mangroves also. More

Yesterday I saw the first Black Bittern of the season taking off from 'Turtle Pool' in our wetlands-dam. Unfortunately I didn't have the camera with me so I have 'borrowed' this image from the Australian Bird Image Database (www.aviceda.org/abid/). They have nested here for the past several years so it's lovely to see the first one back yet again! http://www.daintreevalleyhaven.com. More

* Black Bittern, Ixobrychus flavicollis American BitternsThe genus Botaurus is the larger bitterns: Botaurus has a single representative species in each of North America, Central and South America, Eurasia and Australasia. The two northern species are partially migratory, with many birds moving south to warmer areas in winter. The four Botaurus bitterns (listed below) are all large chunky, heavily streaked brown birds which breed in large reedbeds. More

* Black Bittern sitting on the waters edge waiting for prey Tamil Nadu, India vasanthan.p.j 5 April 2009 51 weeks ago 2.7 * Black Bittern near a bed of reeds. Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India tanvimanohar 1 May 2006 1 year ago 1.6 * A bird on a branch. More

Black bittern, of the Old World origins, is a resident bird of India. The bright color of the bird easily distinguishes it from the other bittern species. In the daytime, one can find Black bitterns of India resting in trees or on the ground, amongst dense reeds. They tend to fly frequently and have a distinct booming call, mainly heard during the breeding season. More