The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, all of Florida into the Everglades, the Caribbean islands and parts of Central America.
It is a well-camouflaged, solitary brown bird that unobtrusively inhabits marshes and the coarse vegetation at the edge of lakes and ponds. In the breeding season it is chiefly noticeable by the loud, booming call of the male. The nest is built just above the water, usually among bulrushes and cattails, where the female incubates the clutch of olive-colored eggs for about four weeks. The young leave the nest after two weeks and are fully fledged at six or seven weeks.
The American bittern feeds mostly on fish but also eats other small vertebrates as well as crustaceans and insects. It is fairly common over its wide range, but its numbers are thought to be decreasing, especially in the south, because of habitat degradation. However the total population is large, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed its conservation status as being of "Least Concern".
^BirdLife International (2016). "Botaurus lentiginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697340A93609388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697340A93609388.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
The Americanbittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the...
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are home to species such as the Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius), Americanbittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Sora (Porzana carolina), muskrat (Ondatra...
spoonbills. Twelve species have been recorded in Iowa. Americanbittern, Botaurus lentiginosus Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis Great blue heron, Ardea herodias...
of this family fly with their necks retracted. Americanbittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (B) Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis (B) Great blue heron, Ardea...
reported of a number of species of birds, including the barn owl and the Americanbittern. It is also possible that tales of the hercinia were based upon birds...
of this family fly with their necks retracted. Americanbittern, Botaurus lentiginosus Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis Great blue heron, Ardea herodias...
USS Bittern may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: USS Bittern (AM-36) was launched 15 February 1919 by Alabama Dry Dock and Shipbuilding...
such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.: 94–97 Americanbittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (B) Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis (B) Great blue heron, Ardea...
long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Americanbittern, Botaurus lentiginosus Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis Bare-throated tiger-heron, Tigrisoma...
such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. Agami heron, Agamia agami VU Americanbittern, Botaurus lentiginosus LC Bare-throated tiger-heron, Tigrisoma mexicanum...
Black-crowned night heron Yellow-crowned night heron Little blue heron Americanbittern Least bittern Great egret Cattle egret White ibis White-faced ibis Virginia...
shorebirds the necessary feeding and roosting sites they need. The Americanbittern, for instance, is noted as a species of concern as they are vulnerable...
wood sculptor William Rush in 1808, carving his statue Water Nymph and Bittern for a fountain at Philadelphia's first waterworks. The water nymph is an...
dunlin, and least sandpiper make their home. The great blue heron, Americanbittern, green heron, Virginia rail, cinnamon teal, common yellowthroat, common...
common raven (Corvus corax), American crow (C. brachyrhynchos), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), and Americanbittern (Botaurus lentiginosus). In Ohio...
long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.: 94–97 Americanbittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (B) Great blue heron, Ardea herodias (B) Great...
birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Americanbittern, Botaurus lentiginosus LC Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis LC Great blue heron, Ardea herodias...
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