Bittern  (Botaurus stellaris)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Ciconiiformes
Family Ardeidae
Genus Botaurus
Size Body 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.