Prakruti Parichay
ArdeidaeIxobrychus

Black Bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis

58–58 cmLarge
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Widespread resident. Male has blackish upperparts, with yellowish malar and sides of neck and dark streaking on underparts. Female similar but browner upperparts and chestnut - streaked underparts. Juvenile similar but with distinct fringes to upperparts. Habits are those of a typical bittern. Chiefly nocturnal and crepuscular; skulks in dense swamps during the day Most often seen flying at dawn and dusk and in cloudy weather. Reedbeds and submerged bushes mixed with clumps of reeds or sedges.

Colour

BlackChestnut
Average size
58 cm
Habitat
Chiefly nocturnal and crepuscular, skulks in dense swamps during the day Most often seen flying at dawn and dusk and in cloudy weather. Reedbeds and submerged bushes mixed with clumps of reeds or sedges.
Behaviour
Widespread resident., Habits are those of a typical bittern.

About this bird

Widespread resident. Male has blackish upperparts, with yellowish malar and sides of neck and dark streaking on underparts. Female similar but browner upperparts and chestnut - streaked underparts. Juvenile similar but with distinct fringes to upperparts. Habits are those of a typical bittern. Chiefly nocturnal and crepuscular; skulks in dense swamps during the day Most often seen flying at dawn and dusk and in cloudy weather. Reedbeds and submerged bushes mixed with clumps of reeds or sedges.

Compare size with other birds

Every bird sits between two neighbours — bigger than one, smaller than the other. The sentences below are generated live from the database.

Open full comparison

Black Bittern is bigger than Mallard but smaller than Koklass Pheasant.

This bird

Black Bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis

58–58 cm