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    The dwarf bittern (Botaurus sturmii) is a species of heron in the family Ardeidae that is widely distributed across Sub-Saharan Africa avoiding only the...
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    Bitterns are birds belonging to the subfamily Botaurinae of the heron family Ardeidae. Bitterns tend to be shorter-necked and more secretive than other...
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    1967. The least bittern is one of the smallest herons in the world, with perhaps only the dwarf bittern and the black-backed bittern averaging smaller...
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    or bitterns rather than herons. Members of the genus Botaurus are referred to as bitterns, and, together with the zigzag heron, or zigzag bittern, in...
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    Botaurus (category Bitterns)
    Botaurus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. The genus includes species that were previously placed in the genus...
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  • Ornithological Committee (IOC) recognizes these 74 species of herons, egrets, and bitterns in the family Ardeidae. They are distributed among 18 genera, some of which...
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  • hermit Dwarf bittern Dwarf cassowary Dwarf cuckoo Dwarf fruit dove Dwarf honeyguide Dwarf jay Dwarf koel Dwarf sparrowhawk Dwarf tinamou Dwarf tyrant-manakin...
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    storks, ibises and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea...
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  • storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea...
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  • Canary Islands) Little bittern (avetorillo común), Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern (avetorillo plomizo), Ixobrychus sturmii (A – Canary Islands only) Great...
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  • and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (butor étoilé) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus (blongios nain) Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii (A)...
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    storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea...
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    Green-backed heron Black-crowned night heron White-backed night heron Dwarf bittern Hamerkop Lesser flamingo Hadeda ibis African sacred ibis African spoonbill...
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    spoonbills. American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (A) Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii...
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  • Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus (A) Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii (A-Canary Islands) Eurasian bittern, Botaurus stellaris Great blue heron, Ardea...
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    storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea...
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  • Schrenck's bittern, Ixobrychus eurhythmus (V) Cinnamon bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus (V) Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii (V) Least bittern, Ixobrychus...
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    storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea...
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    spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii White-crested bittern, Tigriornis leucolopha...
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    storks, ibises and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea...
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  • Slaty egret, Egretta vinaceigula Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Order: Pelecaniformes   Family:...
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    Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter...
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  • Cinnamon bittern Black-backed bittern Von Schrenck's bittern Least bittern Black bittern Stripe-backed bittern Little bittern Yellow bittern Dwarf bittern Yellow-crowned...
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    unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii (A) Gray heron, Ardea cinerea (A) Cocoi heron, Ardea...
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  • long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea cinerea Black-headed...
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  • storks, ibises, and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea...
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  • storks, ibises and spoonbills. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus (A) Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii (A) Great blue...
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  • storks, ibises and spoonbills. Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii White-crested bittern, Tigriornis leucolophus Gray heron...
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  • long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii Gray heron, Ardea cinerea Black-headed...
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  • S-curve. Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris        (A) Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii White-crested bittern, Tigriornis...
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