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Definition of Botaurus stellaris

Botaurus stellaris
Bittern Bit"tern, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F. butor; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Botaurus, allied to the herons, of various species. Note: The common European bittern is Botaurus stellaris. It makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American bittern is B. lentiginosus, and is also called stake-driver and meadow hen. See Stake-driver. Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the least bittern (Ardetta exilis), and the sun bittern.

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- Retrieved 19 November 2021. "Botaurus stellaris stellaris Linnaeus 1758". Avibase. Retrieved 11 November 2015. "Botaurus stellaris capensis (Schlegel, 1863)"...
- Botaurus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae. The genus name Botaurus was given by the English naturalist James...
- soleirolii, a European flowering plant Botaurus stellaris or Eurasian bittern, a species of wading bird Brodiaea stellaris, a species of flowering plant in...
- flight. Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Eastern great egret (Ardea modesta) The Wounded Heron by George Frederic...
- (Botaurus stellaris), and its use as name of the instrument refers to the sound produced. The mating call or contact call of the male Buhay (Botaurus stellaris)...
- (Ixobrychus flavicollis) Botaurus Stephens, 1819 American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosa) Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) South American...
- long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Schrenck's bittern, Ixobrychus...
- living relative is the pinnated bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) from Central and South America. The generic name Botaurus was given by English naturalist James...
- long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A) Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis Schrenck's bittern, Ixobrychus...
- long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis Schrenk's bittern, Ixobrychus...