Herons, Bitterns

Stripe-backed Bittern

Ixobrychus involucris

The Stripe-backed Bittern (Ixobrychus involucris) is an 80 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It migrates.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

80 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Migrant

Countries recorded

9

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