Utah Bird Profile Bird Name

Utah Bird Profile
American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosus

Name roots: (OE. bittour, buttour, etc, - see L. roots -) (L. boatum, "bellowing", tauri, "of a bull";
L. lentiginosus, "freckled")

In Utah:

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests on the ground in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is a carnivore/insectivore/crustaceovore: water ambusher.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in wetlands habitat.

by Jack Binch

Other Photos - ID / Song

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range Map | US Summer Range Map |

Occurrence:

(See Legend)

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