Ixobrychus flavicollis

Black Bittern at Mount Louisa, QLD

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Identification history

	Ixobrychus flavicollis	5 Sep 2021	natureguy
	Butorides striata	5 Sep 2021	TerryS

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A Black Bittern perched in a tree.

6 comments

natureguy wrote:

5 Sep 2021

This is a Black Bittern, a very good sighting.

TerryS wrote:

6 Sep 2021

I was told it was a Juvenile Striated Heron. I have seen a lot of adults around Townsville.

natureguy wrote:

6 Sep 2021

Its difficult to explain the differences, but if you search up Black Bittern and Striated Heron images, you can probably see the difference. Black Bittern are larger, and typically dark all over (not different shades of black and grey like Striated Herons), and the yellow-white striping on the front is also very distinctive.

TerryS wrote:

12 Sep 2021

I initially thought it was a black, but when I posted it on the Australian Bird Identification Facebook page, they said it was a juvenile Striated Heron.

natureguy wrote:

12 Sep 2021

Interesting. I wouldn't highly recommend ABID (no offence) but I haven't had the best experiences there, and I've also found numerous incorrect ID's on there that I have corrected.

Liam.m wrote:

12 Sep 2021

I checked the post on ABID and all responses seem to say Black Bittern?

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