Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
IUCN: Least Concern
Taxonomy
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Genus
- Botaurus
- eBird Code
- pinbit1
Vocalizations
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Pablo H Capovilla · CC_BY_4_0
Subspecies (2)
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Botaurus pinnatus caribaeus
lowlands of eastern Mexico
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Botaurus pinnatus pinnatus
southeastern Nicaragua to Ecuador, the Guianas, northern Argentina, and Brazil
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.