Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
About the Black Bittern
The black bittern (Botaurus flavicollis) is a bittern of Old World origin, breeding in tropical Asia from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to China, Indonesia, and Australia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 13 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-SA · 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Australia, India, Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Least BitternIxobrychus exilisrecording
- Little BitternIxobrychus minutusrecording
- Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.