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Black Bittern / Botaurus flavicollis LC
- Synonyms Yellow-necked Bittern, Mangrove Bittern
- Old latin name for bird Ardea flavicollis, Dupetor flavicollis, Ixobrychus flavicollis
Related species
Australasian Bittern
New Zealand Bittern
Little Bittern
Dwarf Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Least Bittern
American Bittern
Eurasian Bittern
Where to see Black Bittern
- Breeding region Australasia, Oriental Region
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- China
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Guam
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Laos
- Macao
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Solomon Islands
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- Vietnam
Black Bittern subspecies (3)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botaurus flavicollis australis | e Indonesia, New Guinea, Bismarck Arch. and Australia | - | No |
| Botaurus flavicollis flavicollis | India to Indochina, Philippines and w, c Indonesia | - | No |
| Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi | Bougainville to Rennell (n to s Solomon Is., except Makira) | - | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani | qara danquşu |
| Bengali | কালা বগলা, কারা ফগরা |
| Breton | Bongorz du |
| Bulgarian | Черен малък воден бик |
| Catalan | Martinet menut de coll groc, martinet menut collgroc |
| Chinese | 黃頸黑鷺, 黑鳽, 黑苇鳽, 黄颈黑鹭, 黑, 黑苇, 黑长脚鹭鸶, 乌鹭, 黑千干鸟 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 黑長腳鷺鷥, 黃頸黑鷺〔黑鳽〕, 烏鷺, 黃頸黑鷺, 黑鳽, 黑葦鳽 |
| Croatian | crna čapljica |
| Czech | bukáček žlutokrký, bukáček černý, Bukácek cerný |
| Danish | Sort Dværghejre |
| Dutch | Zwarte Woudaap, Zwart Woudaapje, Zwarte Roerdomp |
| Esperanto | Nigra botaŭro |
| Estonian | musthüüp |
| Finnish | mustapikkuhaikara |
| French | Blongios noir, Blongios à cou jaune |
| Frisian | Swarte reiddomp |
| Galician | Garzote negro |
| German | Malaiendommel, Schwarzdommel |
| Hindi | Karuppu narai |
| Hungarian | Fekete törpegém |
| Icelandic | Svartþvari |
| Indonesian | Bambangan hitam, Burung Bambangan Hitam, Burung Kokokan Sungai |
| Irish | Bonnán dubh |
| Italian | Tarabusino nero, delle mangrovie |
| Japanese | タカサゴクロサギ |
| Korean | 검은해오라기 |
| Latvian | melnais dumpis |
| Lithuanian | mangrovinis baublys |
| Malay | Pucong, Burung Tototan, Pucung Hitam, Burung Pucung Hitam, Burung Tomtoman, Pucong Hitam |
| Malayalam | കരിങ്കൊച്ച |
| Nepali | कालो जूनबकुल्ला |
| Norwegian | gulhalsrørdrum |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Gulhalsrøyrdrum |
| Polish | bączek czarny, baczek czarny |
| Portuguese | Socoí-preto, Garçote-preto, garçote-preto |
| Russian | Волчок азиатско-австралийский мангровый, Мангровый волчок |
| Serbian | Crna čapljica |
| Slovak | bučiačik tmavý |
| Slovenian | Črna čapljica |
| Spanish | Mirasol Negro, Avetorillo negro |
| Swedish | svart rördrom |
| Tamil | Karunkurugu |
| Thai | นกยางดำ |
| Turkish | Kara Balaban, Siyah mangrov balabanı, Kara Balaban |
| Ukrainian | бугайчик чорний |
| Vietnamese | Chim Cò hương, Cò hương, Chim Cò đen, Cò đen |
| Welsh | Aderyn bwn du |