Von Schrenck's Bittern vs Forest Bittern

Ixobrychus eurhythmus comparé à Zonerodius heliosylus

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribut Von Schrenck's Bittern Forest Bittern
Nom scientifique Ixobrychus eurhythmus Zonerodius heliosylus
Ordre Pelecaniformes Pelecaniformes
Famille Ardeidae Ardeidae
Statut de conservation Least Concern Near Threatened
Longueur
Envergure 28,7 cm (11.3 in) 60,6 cm (23.9 in)
Poids 130,16666666666666 g (4.59 oz) 802,0 g (28.29 oz)
Régime alimentaire -- --
Taille de la couvée 3-6 --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partagés

Von Schrenck's Bittern only

Forest Bittern only

Statut de conservation

Least Concern

Von Schrenck's Bittern

Near Threatened

Forest Bittern

About These Birds

Von Schrenck's Bittern

Von Schrenck's Bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) is a small, secretive heron of the family Ardeidae, named in honor of the German naturalist Leopold von Schrenck who explored the Amur region of the Russian Far East in the nineteenth century. Adult males are distinctive within the genus, displaying rich chestnut-brown upperparts with a strongly contrasting, dark purplish-brown crown and nape, and pale buff to whitish underparts with dark brown streaking along the center of the throat and breast. Females and immatures are …

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