#botaurinae

[best-bird-tournament]

Subfamily Botaurinae herons

Which is the best bird?

Least bittern

Zigzag heron

Voting ended onOct 7, 2025

[picusviridis]

👁️ edgar, cassius for da ask thang!

JUMPSCARE ? omg

👁️ - Do you really know them?

Edgar- "I would say so... We were quite close, uh, inseparable over the years--is that enough? Well, but... He's rather... different now, and... I worry that maybe I don't anymore."

Cassius- "Well, clearly! From the way people talk about him... I've realised it comes with the... the... uh, familiarity! In itself, okay!! You see, uh, people--they love to assume the worst of him 'cos he looks mean, or something, like. It's... He's not that like that at all, he's... I mean, the answer is 'yes', okay? I'm not elaborating further."

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[2443/11080] Cinnamon bittern - Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae (herons) Subfamily: Botaurinae (bitterns)

Photo credit: Feihong Huang via Macaulay Library

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[918/10,977] Black-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus dubius

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae (herons) Subfamily: Botaurinae (bitterns)

Photo credit: Roksana and Terry via Macaulay Library

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[801/10,977] Black Bittern - Ixobrychus flavicollis

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae (herons) Subfamily: Botaurinae (bitterns)

Photo credit: Saravanan Krishnamurthy via Macaulay Library

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[438/10,977] Australasian Bittern - Botaurus poiciloptilus

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae (herons) Subfamily: Botaurinae (bitterns)

Photo credit: David Irving via Macaulay Library

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[170/10,977] American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae (herons) Subfamily: Botaurinae (bitterns)

Photo credit: Matthew Addicks via Macaulay Library