Yellow Bittern (species: Ixobrychus sinensis) in Australian Birds (Gaia Guide)
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Ixobrychus sinensis
Yellow Bittern


©JJ Harrison: Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

©Lip Kee Yap: Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

©Kclama: Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ardeidae
Genus Ixobrychus
Species Ixobrychus sinensis
Status least concern

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Distinguishing features

It has a short neck and longish bill. The male is uniformly dull yellow above and buff below. The head and neck are chestnut, with a black crown.

The female's crown, neck and breast are streaked brown, and the juvenile is like the female but heavily streaked brown below, and mottled with buff above. (Wikipedia)

Size

  • From 30 cm to 40 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Up to 53 cm

Synonyms

Distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is 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. (Wikipedia)

Local abundance

  • Australia: Only one confirmed sighting in Australia.

Audio recordings


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calls from a single bird flushing in front of me at the edge of a large, marshy lake in Debarawewa in Sri Lanka

© Andrew Spencer
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Diet

They feed on insects, fish and amphibians. (Wikipedia)

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