© Matthew Stratmoen
American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Peter E. Lowther, Alan F. Poole, James P. Gibbs, Scott M. Melvin, and F. A. Reid
Version: 2.0 — Published April 1, 2009
Version: 2.0 — Published April 1, 2009
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американски воден бик |
| Croatian | američki bukavac |
| Czech | bukač severoamerický |
| Danish | Amerikansk Rørdrum |
| Dutch | Noord-Amerikaanse Roerdomp |
| English | American Bittern |
| English (United States) | American Bittern |
| Faroese | Sevglámur |
| Finnish | amerikankaulushaikara |
| French | Butor d'Amérique |
| French (French Guiana) | Butor d'Amérique |
| German | Schwarzbart-Rohrdommel |
| Greek | Αμερικανικός Ήταυρος |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Makwali ameriken |
| Hebrew | אנפה משורטטת אמריקנית |
| Hungarian | Amerikai bölömbika |
| Icelandic | Reyrþvari |
| Japanese | アメリカサンカノゴイ |
| Lithuanian | Šiaurės Amerikos baublys |
| Norwegian | amerikarørdrum |
| Polish | bąk amerykański |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Abetouro-americano |
| Romanian | Buhai de baltă american |
| Russian | Американская выпь |
| Serbian | Američki vodeni bik |
| Slovak | bučiak hnedokrký |
| Slovenian | Severnoameriška bobnarica |
| Spanish | Avetoro Lentiginoso |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Avetoro Norteño |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Guanabá rojo |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Martinete |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Avetoro Norteño |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Avetoro Norteño |
| Spanish (Panama) | Mirasol Norteño |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Yaboa Americana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Avetoro lentiginoso |
| Swedish | amerikansk rördrom |
| Turkish | Amerika Balabanı |
| Ukrainian | Бугай американський |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of the American Bittern.
Distribution of the American Bittern in North and Central America.