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Black Bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis

Photo by Paul Davis
Published on Project Noah
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Habitat:

Lagoon ,mangroves.

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Comments (2)
Paul Davis
Thanks Maria ,this bird was so well camouflaged against the dark background ,I only spotted it when it moved.
Maria dB
Nice one! I saw my first North American bittern in January; interesting how birds on different sides of the world are so similar.

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PublishedMarch 27, 2014

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