Herons, Bitterns

Black-backed Bittern

Ixobrychus dubius

The Black-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus dubius) is an 84 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

84 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Aquatic predator

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

1

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