Herons, Bitterns
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a 706 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.
- Family
- Herons, Bitterns
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Weight
- 706 g
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Vertebrates, fish and carrion
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 8
Recorded in United States, Canada, Mexico, BM, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, Bahamas, Belize.
Where to see it: RNF du Cap-Tourmente (Canada); Reifel Bird Sanctuary (Canada); Grand Bahama - West End (Bahamas); Reef Golf Course - Freeport (Bahamas); Vallée du Milieu (Saint Pierre and Miquelon).
Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
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