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TheYellowBittern(Ixobrychussinensis )isasmall bittern.ItisofOldWorldorigins,breedinginmuchof theIndianSubcontinent,easttoJapanandIndonesia.It ismainlyresident,butsomenorthernbirdsmigrate shortdistances.Ithasbeenrecordedasavagrantin AlaskaandthereisasinglerecordfromBritain,from RadipoleLake,DorsetonNovember23,1962 however,theBOUhavealwaysconsideredthis occurrencetobeofuncertainprovenanceandcurrently itisnotacceptedontotheofficialBritishList. Thisisasmallspeciesat36to38cm(14to15in)in length,withashortneckandlongishbill.Themaleis uniformlydullyellowaboveandbuffbelow.Thehead andneckarechestnut,withablackcrown. Thefemale'scrown,neckandbreastarestreaked brown,andthejuvenileislikethefemalebutheavily streakedbrownbelow,andmottledwithbuffabove. Theirbreedinghabitatisreedbeds.Theyneston platformsofreedsinshrubs.46eggsarelaid.They canbedifficulttosee,giventheirskulkinglifestyleand reedbedhabitat,buttendtoflyfairlyfrequently,when thestrikingcontrastbetweentheblackflightfeathers andtheotherwiseyellowishplumagemakesthem unmistakable. YellowBitternsfeedoninsects,fishandamphibians. Conservationstatus YellowBittern

LeastConcern(IUCN3.1) [1] Scientificclassification Kingdom: Phylum: Class: Order: Family: Genus: Species: Animalia Chordata Aves Pelecaniformes Ardeidae

Ixobrychus I.sinensis

Protectedstatus
TheYellowBittern(Ixobrychussinensis)isprotected undertheMigratoryBirdTreatyActof1918.[1] (http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/intrnltr/mbta/mbtandx.html)

Binomialname

Ixobrychussinensis
(Gmelin,1789)

References
1. ^BirdLifeInternational(2012)."Ixobrychussinensis " (http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22697303). IUCNRedListofThreatenedSpecies.Version

2013.2.InternationalUnionforConservationofNature.Retrieved26November2013.

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BirdsofIndiabyGrimmett,InskippandInskipp,ISBN0691049106

Gallery

Walkingin Niigata,Japan

Catchingafishin Niigata,Japan

Immatureona

MaleinKolkata, WestBengal,India.

Typha speciesin
Kolkata,West Bengal,India.

Maletakingoffin Kolkata,West Bengal,India.

Maletakingoffin Kolkata,West Bengal,India.

HabitatinKolkata, WestBengal,India.

1/3)Seeking immaturefor feeding,Chiba, Japan(July2009).

2/3)Two immature,Chiba, Japan(July2009).

3/3)Feedssmall fishtoimmature, Chiba,Japan(July 2009).

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