Great Bittern (species: Botaurus stellaris) in Birds of Italy (Gaia Guide)
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Botaurus stellaris
Great Bittern


©Roger Hatcliffe: Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

©Giuseppe Calsamiglia: Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

©littlew: Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ardeidae
Genus Botaurus
Species Botaurus stellaris

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 81 cm (Length of specimen)

Wingspan

  • Up to 130 cm

Synonyms

Distribution


©Cephas: Distribution Map: Yellow: breeding, green: year-round, blue: nonbreeding

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