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Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus)

Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
Cinnamon Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)

About Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Pelicans
  • Family: Herons

The cinnamon bittern or chestnut bittern is a small Old World bittern, breeding in tropical and subtropical Asia from India east to China and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.

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  • 2013-01-24
    Nam Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
  • 2013-02-01
    Ang Trapeang Thmor, Cambodia
  • 2016-02-26
    Makassar Swamps, Indonesia
    Image from 2016-02-26
  • 2023-03-17
    Tempasuk Plain, Malaysia
  • 2023-03-18
    Tempasuk Plain, Malaysia