Cinnamon Bittern

Botaurus cinnamomeus

Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus) — Herons, Pelicans & Ibises of South & Southeast Asia.

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Found across 16 guides in our atlas — open any for the full checklist, photos and what's around right now.

Regional checklists

Birds of Australia Birds of Indonesia Birds of India Birds of Japan Birds of Malaysia Birds of the Philippines Birds of Thailand Birds of Western Australia

By family

Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Australia Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Indonesia Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of India Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Japan Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Malaysia Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of the Philippines Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Thailand Herons, Egrets & Bitterns of Western Australia

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The Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus) is a member of the Ardeidae family found in Europe & Northern Asia and South & Southeast Asia.

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Where it fits

Class Aves
Order Pelecaniformes
Family Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
Genus Botaurus
Species cinnamomeus

Where it lives

Pakistan and Maldives through southeastern, eastern Asia to eastern China, Ryukyu Is. (southern Japan), south to Philippines and western, central, Indonesian Arch.

Quick facts

Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes

Biology & behaviour

The Cinnamon Bittern (Botaurus cinnamomeus) is a species of herons, bitterns in the family Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes. It is found in South & Southeast Asia, Europe & Northern Asia — Pakistan and Maldives through se, e Asia to e China, Ryukyu Is. (s Japan), s to Philippines and w, c, Indonesian Arch..