American Bittern

Botaurus lentiginosus

The American bittern is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, all of Florida into the Everglades, the Caribbean islands and parts of Central America.

Scientific name

Botaurus lentiginosus

Family

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

IUCN status

LC