American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus(Rackett, T, 1813)
English (US) American Bittern
The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 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: breeds Alaska to Mexico; winters to Panama and West IndiesRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Botaurus lentiginosus
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- American Bittern
- Described by
- (Rackett, T, 1813)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea lentiginosa
- Described by
- (Rackett, T, 1813)
- Type locality
- Piddletown, Dorsetshire, England.
- Original description
- Catalogues of the birds, shells, and some of the more rare plants of Dorsetshire. From the new and enlarged edition of Mr. Hutchins's history of that country, with additions and a brief memoir of the author. 2nd ed. ed.2 p.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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