Australasian Bittern

分类位置

同属物种

美洲麻鳽

American Bittern

黑鳽

Black Bittern

大麻鳽

Eurasian Bittern

小苇鳽

Little Bittern

Pinnated Bittern

Pinnated Bittern

形态与习性

The Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus), or Matuku-hūrepo in Māori, is a stocky, sizeable and elusive heron-like bird native to the wetlands of Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia. It belongs to the bittern subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae. The Australasian bittern is best known for its cryptic plumage and behaviours, which allows it to blend into the rushes and reeds of its wetland habitats, making it particularly difficult to spot. Despite being rarely seen, Australasian