Species details

Black Bittern

Ixobrychus flavicollis

Ixobrychus flavicollis

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The black bittern is so called for its dark upperparts and underparts which are streaked with white.


Abundance
Uncommon


Chinese Name
黑苇鳽


Habitat
Parkland Wetland


Malay Name
Burung Pucung Hitam


Tamil name
கருங்குருகு