Birds of Ecuador

    PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae (Herons, Bitterns)  
Genus: Botaurus (2 species, 13 worldwide)


Least Bittern
Least Bittern (Botaurus exilis)
Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Pinnated Bittern
Pinnated Bittern (Botaurus pinnatus pinnatus)
Medio Queso, Los Chiles, Costa Rica  
   
Photograph by Jorge Obando Gutierrez   © Copyrighted, All Rights Reserved.



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