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American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, T 1813)

The American bittern is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, all of Florida into the Everglades, the Caribbean islands and parts of Central America. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Botaurus
Scientific:
  Botaurus lentiginosus


Original description

Citation:
  (Rackett, T 1813)

Reference:
   Cat. Birds Sh. Pl. Dorset. [Pulteney] ed. 2 ed.2 p.14

Protonym:
  Ardea lentiginosa

Type locality:
  Piddletown, Dorsetshire, England.


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  13E9F9B48CD5A08A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-13E9F9B4

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/13E9F9B4


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174856

Geographic range:

  • Botaurus lentiginosus: Alaska to Mexico; winters to Panama and West Indies
English:
American Bittern
Catalan:
Bitó nord-americà
Czech:
bukač severoamerický
Danish:
Amerikansk Rørdrum
German:
Schwarzbart-Rohrdommel
Spanish:
Avetoro Lentiginoso
Spanish (Spain):
Avetoro Lentiginoso
Finnish:
amerikankaulushaikara
French:
Butor d'Amérique
Croatian:
Američki bukavac
Hungarian:
amerikai bölömbika
Icelandic:
Reyrþvari
Italian:
Tarabuso americano
Japanese (romaji):
amerikasankanogoi
Japanese:
アメリカサンカノゴイ
Lithuanian:
Šiaurės Amerikos baublys
Dutch:
Noord-Amerikaanse Roerdomp
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Amerikarøyrdrum
Norwegian:
Amerikarørdrum
Polish:
bąk amerykański
Portuguese:
abetouro-americano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Abetouro-americano
Russian:
Американская выпь
Slovak:
bučiak hnedokrký
Serbian:
Američki vodeni bik
Swedish:
amerikansk rördrom
Ukrainian:
Бугай американський
Chinese:
美洲麻鳽
Chinese (Traditional):
美洲麻鷺


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (1886):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 1st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 2nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 3rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 4th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 5th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 6th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 1st edition (incl. 7th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (1895):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 8th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 9th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 10th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 11th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 12th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 13th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 14th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 2nd edition (incl. 15th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (1910):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 16th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 17th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 3rd edition (incl. 18th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (1931):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 19th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 20th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 21st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 22nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 23rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 24th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 25th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 26th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 27th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 28th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.):
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American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Butor d'Amérique ( Botaurus lentiginosus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Botaurus lentiginosus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Botaurus lentiginosus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Botaurus lentiginosus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Botaurus lentiginosus

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Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Amerikaanse roerdomp
Azerbaijani: Amerika danquşu
Belarusian: Амерыканскі бугай
Bulgarian: Американски воден бик, Американски голям воден бик
Bengali: িঅমভচযকান ফগরা
Bengali (transliteration): āmērikāna bagalā*
Breton: Bongorz-Amerika
Catalan: Bitó americà, Bitó nord-americà
Cree: mohkahasiw, moka haseeoo, shawasees
Cree, Plains: moka haseeoo, shawasees
Cree (syllabic): ᒧᐦᑲᐦᐊᓯᐤ
Czech: Bukac severoamerický, bukač severoamerický
Welsh: Aderyn y bwn America, Aderyn-bwn America
Danish: Amerikansk Rørdrum
German: Amerikanische Rohrdommel, Bartrohrdommel, Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel, NordamerikanischeRohrdommel, Schwarzbart-Rohrdommel
Greek: Αμερικαvικός ήταυρoς, Αμερικανικός Ήταυρος
English: American Bittern, Bittern, Bog-pumper, Booming Bittern, Dunk-a-doo, Freckled Heron, Indian Hen, North American Bittern, Poke, Stake Driver, Stake-driver
English, HBW: American Bittern
English (IOC): American Bittern
English (United States): American Bittern
Esperanto: Amerika botaŭro, Nordamerika botaŭro
Spanish: Ave Toro, Aventoro Lentiginoso, Avetoro Americano, Avetoro común, Avetoro Lentiginoso, Avetoro lentiginosos, Avetoro Norteño, Guanabá, Guanabá Rojo, Martinete, Mirasol Lentiginoso, Yaboa Americana
Spanish (Costa Rica): Avetoro norteño
Spanish (Cuba): Guanabá Rojo
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Ave Toro, Guanabá, Martinete
Spanish (Spain): Avetoro Lentiginoso
Spanish (HBW): Avetoro lentiginoso
Spanish (Honduras): Avetoro común
Spanish (Mexico): Avetoro Americano, avetoro norteño
Spanish (Panama): Mirasol Norteño
Spanish (Puerto Rico): Yaboa Americana
Estonian: habehüüp
Basque: Bitó americà, Txori zezen amerikar
Finnish: Amerikankaulushaikara
Faroese: Amerikanskur mækjuglámur
French: Butor américain, Butor d’Amérique, Butor d'Amérique
Frisian: Amerikaanske reiddomp
Irish: Bonnán Meiriceánach
Galician: Abetouro americano, Abetouro lentixinoso, Bitó americà
Manx: Booberey Americaanagh
Haitian Creole French: Makwali ameriken
Hebrew: אנפה מסורטטת אמריקאית, אנפה משורטטת אמריקנית
Croatian: Američki bukavac
Hungarian: amerikai bölömbika
Icelandic: Reyrþvari
Italian: Avetoro, Tarabusco americano, Tarabuso americano
Japanese (romaji): amerikasankanogoi
Japanese: アメリカサンカノゴイ
Kirghiz: Америка колбукасы
Scientific: Ardea lentiginosa, Ardea minor, Botaurus lentiginosus, Botaurus lentiginosus peeti
Lithuanian: Amerikinis baublys, Šiaurės Amerikos baublys
Latvian: Amerikas dumpis
Macedonian: Американски воден бик
Montagnais (Innu-aimun): mukamishu
Maltese: Kappun Amerikan
Dutch: Amerikaanse Roerdomp, Noordamerikaanse Roerdomp, Noord-Amerikaanse Roerdomp
Norwegian Nynorsk: Amerikarøyrdrum
Norwegian: Amerikarørdrum
Polish: bak amerykanski, bąk amerykański
Portuguese: Abetouro-americano, Abetouro-lentiginoso, Tarabuso-americano
Portuguese (Portugal): Abetouro-americano
Rhaeto-Romance: Tarbegl grond american
Romanian: Buhai american
Russian: Американская выпь, Выпь американская
Northern Sami: Amerihkárávraháigir
Slovak: Bučiak hnedokrký
Slovenian: severnoameriška bobnarica
Albanian: Gakthi pikalosh
Serbian: Američki vodeni bik
Swedish: Amerikansk rördom, Amerikansk rördrom, Amerikansk rördrum
Turkish: Amerika balabani, Amerika Balabanı
Ukrainian: Бугай американський
Chinese: 美洲麻鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 美洲麻鷺

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