Pinnated Bittern

Botaurus pinnatus - Butor mirasol

Butor mirasol
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Pelecaniformes

  • Family
    :

    Ardéidés

  • Genus
    :

    Botaurus

  • Species
    :

    pinnatus

Descriptor

Wagler, 1829

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 76 cm
  • Wingspan
    : -
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Butor mirasol
adult
Butor mirasol
adult

Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Botaurus pinnatus pinnatus (El Salvador and Nicaragua to n Argentina and s Brazil)
  • Botaurus pinnatus caribaeus (se Mexico, Belize)

Foreign names

  • Butor mirasol,
  • Avetoro mirasol,
  • socó-boi-baio,
  • Schuppenhals-Rohrdommel,
  • brazil bölömbika,
  • Zuid-Amerikaanse Roerdomp,
  • Tarabuso pinnato,
  • strimmig rördrom,
  • Tykknebbrørdrum,
  • bučiak okrový,
  • bukač jihoamerický,
  • Sydamerikansk Rørdrum,
  • amazoniankaulushaikara,
  • bitó sud-americà,
  • bąk pstry,
  • Южноамериканская выпь,
  • ナンベイサンカノゴイ,
  • 大嘴麻鳽,
  • 大嘴麻鷺,

Voice song and cries

Butor mirasol
adult

Habitat

Butor mirasol
adult

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands

Geographic range

Distribution

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: 01-02-2010
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