New Zealand Bittern
Botaurus novaezelandiae(Purdie, AC, 1871)
English (US) New Zealand Bittern
The New Zealand Bittern (Botaurus novaezelandiae) 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: formerly South Island (New Zealand); extinctRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Botaurus novaezelandiae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- New Zealand Bittern
- Described by
- (Purdie, AC, 1871)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardeola Novoe Zelandioe
- Described by
- (Purdie, AC, 1871)
- Type locality
- Westland, South Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 3 p.99
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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