• Synonyms Sun Bittern, Sun-Bittern
  • Old latin name for bird Ardea helias

Sunbitternbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 2.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
  • 3.
    Song, © Robert S. Ridgely
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Song, © Joe Klaiber
    Venezuela
  • 5.
    Call, © Jeremy Minns
    Brazil
  • 6.
    Song, © Tayler Brooks
    Brazil
  • 7.
    Male, song, © Joe Klaiber
    Venezuela
  • 8.
    Song, © Niels Krabbe
    Ecuador
  • 9.
    Song, © JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA
    Brazil
  • 10.
    Call, © Daniel Lane
    Venezuela
  • 11.
    Song, © John V. Moore
    Ecuador
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Sunbittern

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion Guatemala through Amazonia

Sunbittern subspecies (3)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Eurypyga helias heliasColombia to the Guianas s through Amazonian Brazil to e Bolivia-No
Eurypyga helias majorGuatemala to w Ecuador-No
Eurypyga helias meridionalissc Peru-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanigünəş vağı
Bengali঳ূমিফগরা
BulgarianСлънчева чапла
Catalanocell sol
Chinese日鳽
Chinese (Traditional)日鳽
Croatiansunčanica
Czechslunatec nádherný
DanishSolrikse
DutchZonneral
EsperantoSunbirdo
Estonianpäikesekurg
Finnishaurinkokurki
FrenchCaurale soleil
GermanSonnenralle
Hungarianguvatgém
IrishBonnán gréine
ItalianAirone del sole, Tarabuso del sole
Japaneseヂャノメドリ, ジャノメドリ
Kazakhкүнсүйгіш құтан, күнсүйгіш тырна
Lithuaniansauliapaukštis
Norwegiansolrikse
Norwegian NynorskSolrikse
Polishsłonecznica, slonecznica
PortuguesePay aoziniio-do-para, pavão-do-Pará, pavãozinho-do-Pará, pavão, garça-sol, pavão-papa-mosca
RussianСолнечная цапля
SerbianSunčana čaplja
Slovakpachriašteľ nádherný
SpanishPájaro del sol, Garza del Sol, Tigana, Garza de Sol, Ave Sol
Swedishsolrall
Tatarкояш челэне
TurkishŞafaktavuk, Balabanyelvesi
Ukrainianтігана