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Side-by-Side Comparison

속성	American Bittern	Great Blue Heron
학명	Botaurus lentiginosus	Ardea herodias
목	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
과	Ardeidae	Ardeidae
보전 상태	Least Concern	Least Concern
체장	—	117.0 cm (46.1 in)
날개 폭	54.2 cm (21.3 in)	183.0 cm (72.0 in)
체중	734.75 g (25.92 oz)	2400.0 g (84.66 oz)
식성	--	Primarily fish, also frogs, snakes, small mammals, insects, and other birds. Hunts by standing motionless …
산란 수	2-7	2-7
Population Trend	—	—

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Size Comparison

Body Length

American Bittern —

Great Blue Heron 117.0 cm

날개 폭

American Bittern 54.2 cm

Great Blue Heron 183.0 cm

체중

American Bittern 734.75 g

Great Blue Heron 2400.0 g

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Habitat Comparison

공유 서식지

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland

American Bittern only

없음

Great Blue Heron only

없음

Great Blue Heron

Wetlands of all types including marshes, swamps, riverbanks, lake edges, and coastal shores. Also hunts in fields and meadows.

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Song & Call Comparison

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

노래

Deep, harsh, croaking 'frahnk-frahnk' call in flight. Also gives low guttural grunts at the nest. Alarmed birds give repeated croaks. Mostly silent for such a large wader.

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Geographic Range & Migration

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

North and Central America from Alaska and southern Canada to the Caribbean and Galapagos Islands.

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보전 상태

Least Concern

American Bittern

Least Concern

Great Blue Heron

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How to Tell Them Apart

American Bittern

Great Blue Heron

깃털

Blue-grey body with a white head bearing a broad black stripe extending to a long black plume. Rufous-brown thighs. In flight, the neck is folded into an S-shape.

부리

Long, dagger-like yellowish bill

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About These Birds

American Bittern

아메리카알락해오라기는 약 735g, 날개폭 54.2cm의 큰 왜가리로, 북미 전역의 민물 습지와 갈대밭에 서식합니다. 위협을 받으면 부리를 하늘을 향해 얼어붙는 행동을 하며, 줄무늬 갈색 깃털이 습지 식생과 놀랍도록 잘 어울립니다.

Great Blue Heron

The great blue heron is the largest heron in North America, standing up to 1.4 meters tall. These patient hunters can stand motionless for extended periods before striking at prey with remarkable speed. They nest in large colonies called heronries, often returning to the same site year after year.

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