Bittern  (Botaurus stellaris)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCiconiiformes
FamilyArdeidae
GenusBotaurus
SizeBody length: 700 - 800 mm
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Status

Included in the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List - (UK). Fully protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981. Listed under Annex I of the Birds Directive, Appendix II of the Bern Convention and Appendix II of the Bonn Convention.

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