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Adult male © Jens Eriksen eBird S29787443 Macaulay Library ML 64359701
Adult female © Markus Craig
Juvenile © Zhong Ying Koay
Fledgling © Atanu Modak
Adult male © Albin Jacob
+ 3
Adult male © Tomohiro Iuchi
Adult © Albin Jacob

Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis

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Very small heron of marshy, well-vegetated water bodies. Adult pale orangish brown or yellow, depending on the light, with a narrow dark cap. Juvenile darker above with pale feather edges. Can be inconspicuous in dense vegetation, but frequently makes short flights; on flying birds, note dark flight feathers contrasting with pale yellowish wing coverts. Typically quiet, but occasionally gives harsh grating calls when flushed.

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