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The yellow bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) is a small bittern. It is of Old World origins, breeding in the northern Indian Subcontinent, east to the Russian Far East, Japan and Indonesia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. It has been recorded as a vagrant in Alaska and there is a single sighting in Britain, from Radipole Lake, Dorset on November 23, 1962 – however, the BOU have always considered this occurrence to be of uncertain provenance and currently it is not accepted onto the official British List
Scientific Name : Ixobrychus sinensis
Family : Ardeidae
Order : Pelecaniformes
Class : Aves
Type : Bitterns, Herons And Egrets
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 36 - 38
Compare Size : House crow -
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : No
Nesting Season : 43927
Other Names :
Hindi : जून बगला
Marathi : पिवळा तापस
Habitat:
reed beds
Feeding:
insects, fish, and amphibians
| Male | |
|---|---|
| Neck | short |
| Bill | long |
| Upperparts | dull-yellow |
| Underparts | buff |
| Head | chestnut |
| Crown | black |
| Female | |
|---|---|
| Neck | short |
| Bill | long |
| Upperparts | rufous |
| Nape | rufous |
| Throat | dull and streaked brown |
| Breast | dull and streaked brown |
| Crown | darker slightly streaked |
| Juvenile | |
|---|---|
| Note : simillar to female but heavily streaked brown below, and mottled with buff above |
