American Bittern Overview | 台北市立動物園資訊網

American Bitterns are medium-sized herons with thick, compact bodies. They have shorter legs and thicker necks than typical herons and a slightly hunched ... Read More

American Bitterns are heard more often than seen. Their booming, clacking, gulping calls have earned them some colorful nicknames, including stake-driver,​  ... Read More

American Bittern Sounds · Songs. To communicate with each other through dense vegetation American Bitterns use low-frequency calls, which carry farther than ... Read More

American Bitterns usually build their nests among thick stands of cattails, bulrushes, and sedges that grow out of shallow water. Less commonly, they nest on dry ... Read More

Least Bitterns are less than half the size of American Bitterns. They are lighter brown overall and less streaky than American Bitterns. They also tend to cling to​ ... Read More

You'll need sharp eyes to catch sight of an American Bittern. This streaky, brown and buff heron can materialize among the reeds, and disappear as quickly, ... Read More

The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern ... Read More

Stocky, brown heron found in marshes and bogs. Usually secretive and difficult to see, but occasionally found in the open. Most similar to juvenile night-herons. Read More

American Bittern · Diet. Mostly fish and other aquatic life. Eats fish (including catfish, eels, killifish, perch), frogs, tadpoles, aquatic insects, crayfish, crabs, ... Read More