Cinnamon Bittern

Cinnamon Bittern
English Common Name
Cinnamon Bittern
Scientific name
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Taxonomy
Order: Pelecaniformes, Family:Ardenidae
Size
About 40 cm
Species Distribution
Southeast Asia, South Asia
Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species: Near Threatened
This species is found on paddy fields, around rivers, wetlands, and mangrove forests. No ecological study on this species has been reported yet. Not many are found yet and its population and ecology remain still unclear.

Updated November 2017

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