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Bittern

  • Botaurus

    Botaurus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae.

    Pelecaniformes, Pelecanus: Greek pelekan, pelekanos pelican.
    Ardeidae, Ardea: Latin word meaning "heron".
    The genus name Botaurus is derived from Medieval Latin butaurus, Bos (ox) and taurus (bull), because the bittern's call resembles the bellowing of a bull.

    1/  Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Vạc rạ, Botaurus stellaris)
    The species name stellaris is Latin for "starred", from stella, "star", and refers to the speckled plumage.

  • Ixobrychus

    Ixobrychus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae.

    Ardeidae, Ardea: the Latin word ardea meaning "heron".
    The genus name combines the Ancient Greek ixias, a reed-like plant and brukhomai, to bellow.

    1/ Black bittern (Cò hương, Ixobrychus flavicollis) 
    2/ Cinnamon bittern (Cò lửa, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) or chestnut bittern
    3/ Yellow bittern (Cò lửa lùn, Ixobrychus sinensis)
    4/ Von Schrenck's bittern or Schrenck's bittern (Cò nâu, Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
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