| Black bittern | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Botaurus |
| Species: | B. flavicollis
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| Binomial name | |
| Botaurus flavicollis (Latham, 1790)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dupetor flavicollis | |
The black bittern (Botaurus flavicollis) is a bittern of Old World origin, breeding in tropical Asia from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to China, Indonesia, and Australia. It is mainly resident, but some northern birds migrate short distances. This species was formerly placed in the genus Ixobrychus.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ixobrychus flavicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697334A93608997. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697334A93608997.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.