Black Bittern
Botaurus flavicollis(Latham, J, 1790)
English (US) Black Bittern
The Black Bittern (Botaurus flavicollis) 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.
- Scientific name
- Botaurus flavicollis
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Bittern
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Botaurus flavicollis flavicollis
- Botaurus flavicollis australis
- Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea flavicollis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1790)
- Type locality
- India. Dupetor flavicollis major Yamashina, 1931, Dobutsu. Zasshi, 51, p. 182- Taiwan.
- Original description
- Index ornithologicus, sive systema ornithologiæ; complectens avium divisionem in classes, ordines, genera, species, ipsarumque varietates: adjectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, &c. 2 p.701
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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