The Eurasian bittern or great bittern is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae. There are two subspecies, the northern race breeding in parts of Europe and across the Palearctic, as well as on the northern coast of Africa, while the southern race is endemic to parts of southern Africa. It is a secretive bird, seldom seen in the open as it prefers to skulk in reed beds and thick vegetation near water bodies. Its presence is apparent in the spring, when the booming call of the male during the breeding season can be heard. It feeds on fish, small mammals, fledgling birds, amphibians, crustaceans and insects. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.144
Protonym:
Ardea stellaris
Type locality:
Europe; restricted to Sweden by Linnaeus, 1761, Fauna Svecica, ed. 2, p. 58.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/163/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
0F42F11AC607C758
Avibase ID:
avibase-0F42F11A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/0F42F11A
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174859
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Butor étoilé ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Butor étoilé ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2024: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Eurasian Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Pinnated Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Botaurus stellaris [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Botaurus stellaris [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Botaurus stellaris [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Great Bittern ( Botaurus stellaris) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Botaurus stellaris [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Botaurus stellaris [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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