| Botaurus | |
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| American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Subfamily: | Botaurinae |
| Genus: | Botaurus Stephens, 1819 |
| Type species | |
| Ardea stellaris Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonyms | |
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Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828 | |
Botaurus is a genus of bitterns, a group of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. The genus includes species that were previously placed in the genus Ixobrychus.