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Bitterns [1] ( lat. Botaurus ), also large , or real bitterns, are a genus of birds of the family of heron order Ciconiiformes .

Drink
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Botota lentiginosus
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryotes
Kingdom:Animals
Kingdom :Eumetazoi
No rank :Bilateral symmetrical
No rank :Secondary
Type of:Chordate
Subtype :Vertebrates
Infratype :Maxillary
Overclass :Tetrapods
Grade:Birds
Subclass :Real birds
Infraclass :Newborn
Squad:Ciconiiformes
Family:Heron
Subfamily :Boturinae
Gender:Drink
International scientific name

Botaurus Stephens , 1819

Subsidiary taxa
See below

Bitterns live in swamps, banks of reservoirs. The loud cries of males in the nesting period resemble the call of bulls ( bel. and Ukrainian bull ), hence the popular name of the genus - bull [2] [3] . Russian bittern (as well as the variant vyp and other Russian- vypl ) is associated with alternating with yelling , yelling .

Content

  • 1 Types
  • 2 Use
  • 3 notes
  • 4 References

Views

  • Botaurus lentiginosus - American Bittern
  • Botaurus pinnatus - South American Bittern ( English )
  • Botaurus poiciloptilus - australian bittern
  • Botaurus stellaris - big bittern

Usage

In the past - the object of hunting. In European cuisine, it has long been believed that the taste of meat resembles hares or rabbits.

Notes

  1. ↑ Boehme R. L. , Flint V. E. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names. Birds. Latin, Russian, English, German, French / Ed. ed. Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. lang., "RUSSO", 1994. - S. 23. - 2030 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00643-0 .
  2. ↑ Bugai, bird // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
  3. ↑ Brandt E.K. Bittern or water bull // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

Links

  • Bittern // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.


Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title= Outbreaks &oldid = 85030835


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