Sunbittern

Sunbittern

Eurypyga helias

The Sunbittern (Eurypyga helias) is a 210 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Sunbittern

Order

Eurypygiformes

Weight

210 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Vertebrates, fish and carrion

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

13

Photo: (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist