American Bittern vs Malayan Night-Heron

Botaurus lentiginosus verglichen mit Gorsachius melanolophus

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Merkmal American Bittern Malayan Night-Heron
Wissenschaftlicher Name Botaurus lentiginosus Gorsachius melanolophus
Ordnung Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Familie Ardeidae Ardeidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 54,2 cm (21.3 in) 51,0 cm (20.1 in)
Gewicht 734,75 g (25.92 oz) 414,0 g (14.60 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 2-7 3-5
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

American Bittern only

Malayan Night-Heron only

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

American Bittern

Least Concern

Malayan Night-Heron

About These Birds

American Bittern

The American Bittern is a large heron weighing about 735 g with a 54.2 cm wingspan, inhabiting freshwater marshes and reed beds across North America. When threatened, it freezes with bill pointed skyward, its streaked brown plumage blending remarkably with marsh vegetation.

Malayan Night-Heron

The Malayan Night-Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus), also called the Tiger Bittern or Malaysian Night-Heron, is a medium-sized heron of the family Ardeidae found in South and Southeast Asia. Adults have a distinctive and finely patterned plumage: the upperparts are deep brown and black with fine pale barring or spotting, and the underparts are pale with bold dark brown streaking — a cryptic pattern reminiscent of a tiger's stripes and effective camouflage in the dappled shade of forest understory. The crown is …

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