Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Herons
(Ardeidae)
Well camouflaged.
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Brown marked wading bird with a thick neck, pointed beak and green legs. Head features black cap and whiskers. Walks often with a bent neck but can also be motionless in the reeds with the bill upwards, being well camouflaged. The ♂ has a very distinctive fog-horn like sound in breeding season at night, often heard but hardly ever seen. ⇔ l. 69–81 cm LA: ≈ The IXOBRYCHUS MINUTUS (Little bittern) is much smaller and has a lighter somewhat yellowish-white belly.
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Night heron
Little bittern
Bittern
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Rohrdommel
Butor étoilé
Tarabuso
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