..     BITTERN (botaurus stellaris)     ..

a.k.a. GREAT BITTERN.

Image: John Gould

Size:-	Voice:-	Habitat:-	Status:-	Egg:-
Length: 69-81cm Wingspan: 1.0-1.3m Weight: 0.9-1.0kg	Far-carrying boom like a distant foghorn.	Freshwater marshes with reedbeds or other thick vegetation, gravel pits ditches and rivers.	Red List	?x?mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-	Lifespan:-	Population:-
No.:- Incubation:- Fledging:- 5-6 25-26 days 50-55 days Season: Mar-Jun	10 years	Breeding: 20 males. Winter: 50-100

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