Australasian Bittern

Botaurus poiciloptilus ‡

Piccaninni Ponds, SE SA IMG_7202 20210402

Notes: A secretive large strongly patterned heron. Streaked dark brown & buff plumage.
Broad neck & yellow-green legs. Pale supercilium extends back beyond eye, unlike on much
smaller Black Bittern. Booming voice when breeding. In swamps w. tall dense reeds, rushes,
sedge. Forages in short sedge nearby for aquatic animals.

Range from eBird^©(last 10 years)

Piccaninni Ponds, SE SA IMG_7212 20210402 Piccaninni Ponds, SE SA IMG_7199 20210402 Piccaninni Ponds, SE SA IMG_7221 20210402 Piccaninni Ponds, SE SA IMG_7227 20210402 Piccaninni Ponds, SE SA IMG_7198 20210402 Piccaninni Ponds, SE SA IMG_7206 20210402

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