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American bittern

The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the northern and central parts of the United States, and wintering in the U.S. Gulf Coast states, all of Florida into the Everglades, the Caribbean islands and parts of Central America.

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American bittern

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Edges54
Triples70
Avg. degree1.96
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American bittern

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related to Taxonomy · 26
American bittern → American, Bos, Botaurus, Central, Dorset, England, English, Eurasian, Florida, However, Ichetucknee River, Its, James Francis Stephens, Late Pleistocene, Latin, McCoy, Medieval Latin, Middle English, No, Olson
related to Status · 14
American bittern → Act, Canada, Canadian Migratory Birds Convention, Conservation, However, International Union, It, Nature, The, The American, This, Treaty Act, United States, United States Migratory Bird
related to External links · 10
American bittern → Botaurus, Cornell Lab, Drexel University, ENature, InfoCenterAmerican Bittern Botaurus, Internet Bird Collection, North American Bittern, OrnithologyAmerican, USGS Patuxent Bird Identification, VIREO
related to Behavior · 8
American bittern → If, It, More, Once, The, The American, When, While
related to Description · 6
American bittern → Botaurus, Eurasian, It, Juveniles, The, The American
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American bittern → large, solitary bird and usually keeps itself well-hidden and is difficult to observe

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bird bittern american states range botaurus lentiginosus central nest marshes united brown water least concern habitat black breeding esophagus speckled

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American bitternis alarge0.90text
American bitternis asolitary bird and usually keeps itself well-hidden and is difficult to observe0.90text
bulrushesinstance ofwith its head retracted and a gliding gait.This bird nests solitarily in marshes among coarse vegetation0.80text
cattailsinstance ofwith its head retracted and a gliding gait.This bird nests solitarily in marshes among coarse vegetation0.80text
with the female building the nestinstance ofwith its head retracted and a gliding gait.This bird nests solitarily in marshes among coarse vegetation0.80text
the male guarding itinstance ofwith its head retracted and a gliding gait.This bird nests solitarily in marshes among coarse vegetation0.80text
American bitternrelated to BehaviorThe American0.60section
American bitternrelated to BehaviorIt0.60section
American bitternrelated to BehaviorIf0.60section
American bitternrelated to BehaviorMore0.60section
American bitternrelated to BehaviorWhile0.60section
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