American Bittern / Botaurus lentiginosus LC
- Synonyms Stake-driver, North American Bittern, Indian Hen, Stake Driver, Bog-pumper, Dunk-a-doo, Freckled Heron, Poke, Bittern, Booming Bittern
- Old latin name for bird Ardea lentiginosa
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Where to see American Bittern
- Breeding region North America
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Non breeding region MA and Caribbean
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guernsey
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Mexico
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Nicaragua
- Norway
- Panama
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Martin (French part)
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Spain
- Sweden
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Virgin Islands (British)
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Amerikaanse roerdomp |
| Albanian | Gakthi pikalosh |
| Azerbaijani | Amerika danquşu |
| Basque | Txori zezen amerikar, Bitó americà |
| Belarusian | Амерыканскі бугай |
| Bengali | িঅমভচযকান ফগরা |
| Breton | Bongorz-Amerika |
| Bulgarian | Американски голям воден бик, Американски воден бик |
| Catalan | bitó nord-americà, Bitó americà |
| Chinese | 美洲麻鳽 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 美洲麻鷺 |
| Cree | moka haseeoo, shawasees, mohkahasiw |
| Croatian | američki bukavac |
| Czech | bukač severoamerický, Bukac severoamerický |
| Danish | Amerikansk Rørdrum |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse Roerdomp, Noordamerikaanse Roerdomp, Noord-Amerikaanse Roerdomp |
| Esperanto | Amerika botaŭro, Nordamerika botaŭro |
| Estonian | habehüüp |
| Faroese | Amerikanskur mækjuglámur |
| Finnish | amerikankaulushaikara |
| French | Butor d’Amérique, Butor d'Amérique, Butor américain |
| Frisian | Amerikaanske reiddomp |
| Galician | Bitó americà, Abetouro lentixinoso, Abetouro americano |
| German | Schwarzbart-Rohrdommel, NordamerikanischeRohrdommel, Bartrohrdommel, Amerikanische Rohrdommel, Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Ήταυρος, Αμερικαvικός ήταυρoς |
| Hebrew | אנפה מסורטטת אמריקאית, אנפה משורטטת אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | amerikai bölömbika |
| Icelandic | Reyrþvari |
| Irish | Bonnán Meiriceánach |
| Italian | Avetoro, Tarabusco americano, Tarabuso americano |
| Japanese | アメリカサンカノゴイ |
| Latvian | Amerikas dumpis |
| Lithuanian | Šiaurės Amerikos baublys, Amerikinis baublys |
| Macedonian | Американски воден бик |
| Maltese | Kappun Amerikan |
| Manx | Booberey Americaanagh |
| Northern Sami | Amerihkárávraháigir |
| Norwegian | amerikarørdrum |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Amerikarøyrdrum |
| Polish | bak amerykanski, bąk amerykański |
| Portuguese | Tarabuso-americano, abetouro-americano, Abetouro-lentiginoso |
| Romanian | Buhai american |
| Russian | Американская выпь, Выпь американская |
| Serbian | Američki vodeni bik |
| Slovak | bučiak hnedokrký |
| Slovenian | severnoameriška bobnarica |
| Spanish | Aventoro Lentiginoso, Guanabá, Avetoro Americano, Martinete, Avetoro lentiginosos, Ave Toro, Mirasol Lentiginoso, Yaboa Americana, Guanabá Rojo, Avetoro Norteño, Avetoro común, Avetoro lentiginoso |
| Swedish | amerikansk rördrom, Amerikansk rördrum, Amerikansk rördom |
| Turkish | Amerika balabani, Amerika Balabanı |
| Ukrainian | бугай американський |
| Welsh | Aderyn y bwn America, Aderyn-bwn America |



























