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Australasian Bittern

Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, JG 1827)

The Australasian bittern, also known as the brown bittern or matuku hūrepo, and also nicknamed the "bunyip bird", is a large bird in the heron family Ardeidae. A secretive bird with a distinctive booming call, it is more often heard than seen. Australasian bitterns are endangered in both Australia and New Zealand. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Wagler, JG 1827)

Reference:
   Systema Avium Ardea [p.185] sp.28,note

Protonym:
  Ardea poiciloptila

Type locality:
  New South Wales.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54130702

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F18D7DF752DFFD46

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F18D7DF7

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F18D7DF7

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174858


VULNERABLE

Geographic range:

  • Botaurus poiciloptilus: S Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and New Caledonia
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Australasian Bittern
Catalan:
Bitó australià
Czech:
bukač australský
Danish:
Australsk Rørdrum
German:
Braunbart-Rohrdommel
Spanish:
Avetoro Australiano
Spanish (Spain):
Avetoro Australiano
Finnish:
australiankaulushaikara
French:
Butor d'Australie
Croatian:
australski bukavac
Hungarian:
ausztrál bölömbika
Icelandic:
Brúnþvari
Italian:
Tarabuso australasiatico
Japanese (romaji):
o-sutorariasankanogoi
Japanese:
オーストラリアサンカノゴイ
Lithuanian:
Australinis baublys
Dutch:
Australische Roerdomp
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Australrøyrdrum
Norwegian:
Australrørdrum
Polish:
bąk australijski
Portuguese:
Socó-boi-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal):
abetouro-da-oceania
Russian:
Австралийская выпь
Slovak:
bučiak matuku
Serbian:
Australazijski vodeni bik
Swedish:
australisk rördrom
Ukrainian:
Бугай австралійський
Chinese:
褐麻鳽
Chinese (Traditional):
褐麻鷺

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Australasian Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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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):
Australasian Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds:
Australasian Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Butor d'Australie ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Butor d'Australie ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Clements 1st edition:
Brown Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Brown Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
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 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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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 1.52:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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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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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Australian Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Australian Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
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 5):
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Australasian Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Australasian Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
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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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Australasian Bittern ( Botaurus poiciloptilus)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Botaurus poiciloptilus

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Avstraliya danquşu
Bulgarian: Австралийски воден бик
Bengali: ি঄মস্ট্রমর঱ীয় ফগরা
Bengali (transliteration): asṭrēlēśīẏa bagalā*
Catalan: Bitó australià
Czech: Bukac australský, bukač australský
Danish: Australsk Rørdrum
German: Australische Rohrdommel, AustralischeRohrdommel, Braunbart-Rohrdommel
English: Australasian Bittern, Australian Bittern, Australian Brown Bittern, Brown Bittern
English, HBW: Australasian Bittern
English (IOC): Australasian Bittern
English (United States): Australasian Bittern
Esperanto: Aŭstralazia botaŭro, bruna botaŭro
Spanish: Avetoro Australiano, Mirasol Australiano
Spanish (Spain): Avetoro Australiano
Spanish (HBW): Australasian Bittern
Estonian: lõunahüüp
Finnish: Australiankaulushaikara
French: Butor australien, Butor d’Australie, Butor d'Australie
Croatian: australski bukavac
Hungarian: ausztrál bölömbika
Icelandic: Brúnþvari
Italian: Tarabuso australasiatico, Tarabuso australiano, Tarabuso dell'australasia
Japanese (romaji): oasutorariasankanogoi, o-sutorariasankanogoi
Japanese: オアストラリアサンカノゴイ, オーストラリアサンカノゴイ
Kirghiz: Австралия колбукасы
Scientific: Ardea poiciloptila, Botaurus poiciloptilus, Botaurus poiciloptilus maorianus, Botaurus poiciloptilus mathewsi, Botaurus poiciloptilus westralensis
Lithuanian: Australinis baublys
Maori: Matuku
Dutch: Australische Roerdomp
Norwegian Nynorsk: Australrøyrdrum
Norwegian: Australrørdrum
Polish: bak australijski, bąk australijski
Portuguese: Socó-boi-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal): abetouro-da-oceania
Russian: Австралийская Выпь, Выпь австралоазиатская
Slovak: bučiak matuku
Serbian: Australazijski vodeni bik
Swedish: Australisk rördrom
Turkish: Avustralya Balıkçılı, Avustralya balabanı
Ukrainian: Бугай австралійський
Chinese: 褐麻鳽
Chinese (Traditional): 褐麻鷺

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