Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris - Butor étoilé

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Botaurus

  • Species
    :

    stellaris

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 80 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 125 à 135 cm.
  • Weight
    : 900 à 1100 g
Longevity

11 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Butor étoilé
adult
Butor étoilé
adult

Eurasian Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Botaurus stellaris stellaris (Europe to e Asia)
  • Botaurus stellaris capensis (southern Africa)

Foreign names

  • Butor étoilé,
  • Avetoro común,
  • abetouro-eurasiático,
  • Rohrdommel,
  • bölömbika,
  • Roerdomp,
  • Tarabuso,
  • rördrom,
  • Rørdrum,
  • bučiak veľký,
  • bukač velký,
  • Rørdrum,
  • kaulushaikara,
  • Grootrietreier (Roerdomp),
  • bitó comú,
  • Sefþvari,
  • bąk (zwyczajny),
  • lielais dumpis,
  • bobnarica,
  • Большая выпь,
  • サンカノゴイ,
  • 大麻鳽,
  • นกยางแดงใหญ่,
  • 大麻鷺〔大麻鳽〕,

Voice song and cries

Butor étoilé
adult

Habitat

Butor étoilé
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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published: - Updated: 13-05-2018
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