Yellow Bittern Did you see this animal?
Scientific Name : Ixobrychus sinensis
Family : Ardeidae
Order : Pelecaniformes
Class : Aves
Phylum : Chordata
Habitat : Wetlands
Description : The Yellow Bittern is a small, yellowish-brown heron with a dark crown (adult bird length approximately 38 cm, wing 13.2 cm, bill 5.4 cm, tarsus 4.7 cm, tail 4.5 cm). Its back and upper wing-coverts are yellowish-brown, It feeds on small fish, amphibians and aquatic invertebrates. It is more active at dawn and dusk. The yellow bittern is commonly found breeding in reed beds, where they construct nests on reed platforms nestled within shrubs. Typically, they lay a clutch of four to six eggs. Due to their elusive and secretive behavior in their reed bed habitat, spotting them can be challenging. However, they do take to the air fairly often, revealing their unmistakable appearance, characterized by a striking contrast between their black flight feathers and the rest of their yellowish plumage.
Distribution in Bangladesh
Other Species from Group
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Nycticorax nycticorax
(Black‑crowned Night Heron) -
Ardea goliath
(Goliath Heron) -
Gorsachius melanolophus
(Malayan Night Heron) -
Ardea insignis
(White‑bellied Heron) -
Botaurus stellaris
(Eurasian (Great) Bittern) -
Egretta sacra
(Pacific Reef (Heron) Egret) -
Ixobrychus flavicollis
(Black Bittern) -
Ardeola bacchus
(Chinese Pond Heron) -
Ardea alba
(Great (White) Egret) -
Ardea cinerea
(Grey Heron)
Species groups
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Bee-eaters -
Booby -
frigatebird -
phalarope -
tropicbird -
Martins and Swallows -
Crows, Drongos & allies -
Woodpeckers -
Eared Nightjars -
Ibises & Spoonbills -
Trogons -
Coucals -
Pelicans -
Darters -
Gulls -
Warblers and allies -
Flowerpeckers & Sunbirds -
Sparrows, Wagtails, Pipits a& allies -
moonbird -
Hawks & Eagles -
Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers & allies -
Small Kingfishers -
Cisticola & Prinia -
Plovers & Lapwings -
Rails, Gallinules & Coots -
Tits -
Parrots -
Rosefinches and Buntings -
Bustards -
Grebes -
Pheasants & Partridges -
Old World flycatcher -
Starlings and Mynas -
Hornbills -
Buttonquails -
Rollers -
Bluebirds -
Crested Kingfishers -
Cormorants -
Pigeons and Doves -
Jacanas -
Typical Owl -
Finfoots &booby -
Flamingo -
Herons and Bitterns -
Treecreepers -
Nuthatch -
Barbets -
Treeswifts -
Swifts -
Crab-plovers, Coursers and Pratincoles -
Bulbuls -
Frogmouths -
Larks -
Storks -
Broadbills -
Thick-knees -
Painted-snipes -
Nightjars -
Barn-owls -
Large-billed Kingfishers -
Falcons -
Pittas -
Cranes -
Whistling-ducks -
Ducks, Geese & Swans -
Hoopoe
References:
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Sreekumar Chirukandoth(www.xeno-canto.org/Sreekumar Chirukandoth), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.
description written by:Fatema-Tuz-Zohora,Department of Zoology, Jagannath University,Dhaka;information source: Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol-26, iucnredlist.org;Photo credit and copyright:MSH Sourav (TU Dresden, Germany);taxonomic checklist:P. M. Thompson and S. U. Chowdhury (2020). A checklist of birds of Bangladesh.Birds Bangladesh;bird song owner:Sreekumar Chirukandoth(www.xeno-canto.org/Sreekumar Chirukandoth), bird sound copyright reserved according to www.xeno-canto.org rules; more information, please contact us.