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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)"...
- was paraphyletic with respect to Botaurus. To resolve the non-monophyly the genus Ixobrychus was merged into Botaurus which has priority. The bitterns...
- soleirolii, a European flowering plant Botaurus stellaris or Eurasian bittern, a species of wading bird Brodiaea stellaris, a species of flowering plant in...
- (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)...
- outstretched. The genus Ixobrychus was recently considered to be merged into the Botaurus genus There are currently 14 species divided into three genera within Botaurinae:...
- flight. Bare-throated tiger heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) Great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) Eastern great egret (Ardea modesta) The Wounded Heron by George Frederic...
- living relative is the pinnated bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) from Central and South America. The generic name Botaurus was given by English naturalist James...
- been described as comparable to that of a distant Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris). The buffy fish owl is nocturnal but can often be located by the...
- Eurasian bittern Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) 8 Australasian bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827) 9 American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus...
- long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris Yellow bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis Schrenk's bittern, Ixobrychus...