Black-backed Bittern
Botaurus dubius (Mathews, GM 1912)
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Black-backed Bittern - Botaurus dubius | Ruben Brinsmead | 2026-01-04 | , Tweed (Australia) | - | 648193852 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Joseph Douglas | 2023-09-25 | , Mildura (Australia) | - | 609242611 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Drew Davison | 2020-10-31 | Herdsman Lake, Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, Stirling (Australia) | - | 275972131 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Zebedee Muller | 2020-11-29 | Campbells Swamp (Griffith), Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, Griffith (Australia) | - | 300018831 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Drew Davison | 2021-09-19 | Herdsman Lake, City of Stirling, Western Australia, Stirling (Australia) (10 m) | adult, call, male - High-pass filter run in Audacity to remove background noise. Spotless Crake and Little Grassbird calling in background, among other species. Adult male Black-backed Bittern calling - later observed (ergo the specific age and sex were able to be determined). Calling from 06h39 until 10h27, when the recordist departed. Weather cloudy and cool (cloud cover >80%). bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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675698 xeno-canto.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Jack Armstrong | 2024-01-08 | , Greater Geelong (Australia) | - | 613260561 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Drew Davison | 2020-10-31 | Herdsman Lake, City of Stirling, Western Australia, Stirling (Australia) (10 m) | adult - One bird calling. Observed an hour after recording was made. Weather sunny with cloud cover (>50% cloud cover). No wind. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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599044 xeno-canto.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Zebedee Muller | 2020-11-29 | Campbells Swamp (Griffith), Griffith, New South Wales, Australia, Griffith (Australia) | - | 284284121 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Richard Symmonds | 2023-12-18 | Sandy Camp Wetland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Australia) (? m) | call - Adult observed having emerged from reed bed. Bird located at the base of reeds, called 3 times lowering head as part of call sequence. Bird in breeding mode with salmon pink colouring noted around beak back towards eye.
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857294 xeno-canto.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Drew Davison | 2020-10-01 | Herdsman, City of Stirling, Western Australia, Stirling (Australia) (10 m) | call - Recording not modified significantly, except for some removal of background noise. Bird in dense reeds, not seen but recordist is familiar with the call. Sun had already set, getting darker. bird-seen:no playback-used:no
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592089 xeno-canto.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Drew Davison | 2020-10-01 | Herdsman Lake, Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, Stirling (Australia) | - | 267227591 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | John Graff | 2012-11-02 | North Sister West Swamp, Western Australia, Western Australia (Australia) (110 m) | call, male - Male Australian Little Bitterns (Black-backed Bitterns) making territorial call. Three call sequences, each from a separate individual. Birds calling from dense stands of the rush Baumea articulata in swamp. Recording has been amplified significantly, and high frequency sounds have been quietened significantly. Background chorus of the frogs Litoria moorei and Litoria adelaidensis (distorted) bird-seen:no playback-used:no |
165148 xeno-canto.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Drew Davison | 2021-09-19 | Herdsman Lake, Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, Stirling (Australia) | - | 370648651 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Chris Attewell | 2018-12-18 | Sandy Camp Road Wetlands, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Brisbane (Australia) | - Adult male calling from cumbungi clump. Recording begins and ends with soft ark-ark-ark call of the bittern. | 129824931 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Liam Murphy | 2017-11-30 | Belmore Swamp at Seale Rd, Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, Kempsey (Australia) | - | 76769021 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Joseph Russell | 2021-10-02 | Herdsman Lake, Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, Stirling (Australia) | - | 374244271 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Christine D | 2021-12-11 | West Belconnen Pond, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australian Capital Territory (excl. Jervis Bay) (Australia) | - | 396790441 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Alfred & Hidi Lau | 2020-10-26 | Big Swamp (Bunbury), Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia, Bunbury (Australia) | - | 274869401 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Drew Davison | 2020-10-01 | Herdsman Lake, Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, Stirling (Australia) | - | 267227661 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Joseph Douglas | 2021-11-04 | , Mildura (Australia) | - | 385062451 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Joseph Russell | 2021-10-02 | Herdsman Lake, Stirling, Western Australia, Australia, Stirling (Australia) | - | 374235381 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Liam Murphy | 2017-11-30 | Belmore Swamp at Seale Rd, Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, Kempsey (Australia) | - | 76769001 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Zebedee Muller | 2020-12-01 | , Australian Capital Territory (excl. Jervis Bay) (Australia) | - | 284345451 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius | Todd Burrows | 2020-01-01 | Tea Trees Wetland (Arundel), Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Gold Coast (Australia) | - | 196382341 macaulaylibrary.org |
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