Family
Ardeidae
Description
A slender dark bittern with long neck and slim dark bill. Male: sooty black above, throat whitish, sides of neck golden yellow. Female: browner above, less prominently marked below.
Habits
Crepuscular, By day rest in waterside vegetation and come out at dusk and dawn to feed.
Habitat
Forest Wetlands, Near streams, mangrove flats; tree-reed lakes; swamp Forested fresh rivers and inlets.
Notes
Photo Galiwinku, NT.
Breeding
September to January, 3 to 5; white, greenish tinge. Nest of sticks in tree over water. Both sexes nest build, incubate, and feed young.
Parks
Kakadu National Park
Diet
Carnivore, Fish; frogs; aquatic insects; molluscs and amphibians.
Details
| Common Name: |
Black Bittern |
Scientific Name: |
Ixobrychus flavicollis |
| Sub Order: |
Unavailable |
Order: |
Ciconiiformes |
| Class: |
Aves |
Category: |
Native |
| Status: |
Least Concern |
Size: |
550-650 mm. |
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