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Black Bittern
Ixobrychus flavicollis
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Family:
Size:
48 to 58 cm
Weight:
300 to 400 grams
Taxonomy:
1790 by John Latham.
Short Description:
The black bittern (Ixobrychusflavicollis) is a bittern of Old World origin, breeding in tropical Asia from Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, and Sri Lanka east to China, Indonesia, and Australia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. This is a fairly large species at 58 cm (23 in) in length, being by some margin the largest bittern in the genus Ixobrychus. Compared to related species, it has a longish neck and long yellow bill. The adult is uniformly black above, with yellow neck sides. It is whitish below, heavily streaked with brown. The juvenile is like the adult, but dark brown rather than black. Their breeding habitat is reed beds. They nest on platforms of reeds in shrubs, or sometimes in trees. Three to five eggs are laid. They can be difficult to see, given their skulking lifestyle and reedbed habitat, but tend to fly fairly frequently when the all black upperparts makes them unmistakable. Black bitterns feed on insects, fish, and amphibians. In Paksitan, Black Bittern is considered as uncommon resident, mainly confined to lower Sind and with population augmented by moonsoon migrants. Prefers well-vegetated Wetlands. Very Active on Heads and Barrages of Punjab in Moonsoon.
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast
Lahore,Bahawalpur,Kasur,Multan,Chakwal,Khanewal,Mandi Bahauddin,Muzaffargarh,Sialkot,Badin,Hyderabad,Karachi Central,Sanghar,Sukkur,Tharparkar,Thatta,Karachi East,Karachi South
The Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis) in Pakistan exhibits a variety of behaviors that are characteristic of this species. This bird is known to utilize a range of habitats including swamps, mud flats, reed beds, wet forests, flooded bushy areas, marshes, forested streams, and coastal mangroves. It is primarily a lowland species but can occur at elevations up to 1,200 meters.
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast
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