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Black Bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis

Habitat:

Lagoon ,mangroves.

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2 Comments

Paul Davis
Paul Davis 10 years ago

Thanks Maria ,this bird was so well camouflaged against the dark background ,I only spotted it when it moved.

Maria dB
Maria dB 10 years ago

Nice one! I saw my first North American bittern in January; interesting how birds on different sides of the world are so similar.

Paul Davis
Spotted by
Paul Davis

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Mar 10, 2014
Submitted on Mar 27, 2014

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