Herons, Bitterns

Black Bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis

The Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) is a 321 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

321 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

14

Photo: (c) Afsar Nayakkan, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist