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Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis
9.87049, 122.724
Field Notes
Description:
The yellow bittern is a small of Old World origins, breeding in much of the Indian Subcontinent, east to Japan and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. It is listed as Least Concern under the IUCN Red List Assessment (2012).
Habitat:
Prefer freshwater wetlands with thick vegetation to hide and nest in: marshes, grasslands, reedbeds, ponds, reservoirs, including man-made canals, dredge-mine lagoons. They may also be found near mangroves. They are found in wetter habitats than the Cinnamon Bittern.
Notes:
Size: 30-40 cm, 50 g and more.
Main features: upper-parts yellowish-brown; underparts paler; bill yellow; legs greenish-yellow. Bill long and slender, forehead brown. Male: Black cap and plain back. Female: Buffy stripes on underparts and back; no black cap. Juvenile: Underparts whitish with dark streaks above and below. Call: Described as a chattering kerek-kerek; short kakak-kakak when taking off. In flight: Cigar-shaped body outline; blackish flight feathers, buffy wing coverts; brown back; tail tip black.
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