Cinnamon Bittern
Botaurus cinnamomeus(Gmelin, JF, 1789)
English (US) Cinnamon Bittern
The Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: India to southeastern Asia, Philippines, and IndonesiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea cinnamomea
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
- Type locality
- China.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I. Pars II 1 pt2 p.643
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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