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Cinnamon Bittern

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Description:

This is a small species at 38 cm (15 in) length, though is one of the larger Ixobrychus bitterns. Possessing a short neck and longish bill, the male is uniformly cinnamon above and buff below. The female is similar but her back and crown are brown, and the juvenile is like the female but heavily streaked brown below

Habitat:

Their breeding habitat is reedbeds. They nest on platforms of reeds in shrubs. 4-6 eggs are laid. They can be difficult to see, given their skulking lifestyle and reedbed habitat, but tend to emerge at dusk, when they can be seen creeping almost cat-like in search of frogs. Cinnamon Bitterns feed on insects, fish and amphibians.

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3 Comments

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Lovely spotting

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

very nice!

Arun
Arun 11 years ago

Awesome spotting and info !!

Hambantota, Sri Lanka

Spotted on Dec 8, 2012
Submitted on Dec 9, 2012

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