Cinnamon Bittern
Botaurus cinnamomeus (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Ardeidae — Herons, Bitterns
Cinnamon Bittern, Botaurus cinnamomeus, breeds across the Oriental Region and parts of the Palearctic, from Pakistan and the Maldives through south-east and east Asia to eastern China, the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines and the western and central Indonesian archipelago. It is a small bittern of reed beds, with nesting platforms built in shrubs. The male is cinnamon above and buff below, while the female has brown on the back and crown. The young resembles the female but shows heavy brown streaking underneath. When alarmed, it stands upright with the bill raised and becomes difficult to pick out among reeds.
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae — Herons, Bitterns
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region, Palearctic: Pakistan and Maldives through se, e Asia to e China, Ryukyu Is. (s Japan), s to Philippines and w, c, Indonesian Arch.
