Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Американски воден бик |
| Catalan | bitó nord-americà |
| 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 (France) | 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 |
Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813)
Definitions
- BOTAURUS
- botaurus
- lentiginosa / lentiginosus
The Key to Scientific Names
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American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Scientific name definitions
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 1, 2009
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Authors
Peter E. Lowther, Alan F. Poole, James P. Gibbs, Scott M. Melvin, and F. A. Reid
Recommended Citation
Lowther, P. E., A. F. Poole, J. P. Gibbs, S. M. Melvin, and F. A. Reid (2020). American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.amebit.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- April 1, 2009
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Authors
Peter E. Lowther, Alan F. Poole, James P. Gibbs, Scott M. Melvin, and F. A. Reid
Revisors
Peter E. Lowther and Alan F. Poole
Recommended Citation
Lowther, P. E., A. F. Poole, J. P. Gibbs, S. M. Melvin, and F. A. Reid (2009). American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.18
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 1992
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Recommended Citation
Gibbs, J. P., S. Melvin, and F. A. Reid. 1992. American Bittern. In The Birds of North America, No. 18 (A. Poole, P. Stettenheim, and F. Gill, Eds.). Philadelphia: The Academy of Natural Sciences; Washington D.C.: The American Ornithologists' Union. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.18.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- March 26, 2014
- American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus
Authors
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Martínez-Vilalta, A., A. Motis, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
