Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
IUCN: Vulnerable
Taxonomy
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Genus
- Botaurus
- eBird Code
- ausbit1
Distribution
far southwestern Western Australia, southeastern Queensland to southeastern South Australia (including Tasmania), Grande Terre and Ouvea (New Caledonia; rare); and North, South, and Stewart islands (New Zealand)
Vocalizations
Oscar Dove · CC_BY_4_0
Joe Dillon · CC_BY_4_0
Data Sources
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.