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Definition of Botaurus lentiginosus

Botaurus lentiginosus
Stake-driver Stake"-driv`er, n. (Zo["o]l.) The common American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus); -- so called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in driving a stake into the mud. Called also meadow hen, and Indian hen.

Meaning of Botaurus lentiginosus from wikipedia

- The American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) is a species of wading bird in the heron family. It has a Nearctic distribution, breeding in Canada and the...
- was paraphyletic with respect to Botaurus. To resolve the non-monophyly the genus Ixobrychus was merged into Botaurus which has priority. The bitterns...
- the American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), the pinnated bittern (Botaurus pinnatus) and the Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus). Two races...
- bittern Botaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) 8 Australasian bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827) 9 American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus (Rackett...
- birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills. American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (A) Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax Black-headed...
- such as the Northern harrier (Circus hudsonius), American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Sora (Porzana carolina), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), and maritime...
- brachyrhynchos), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), and American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus). In Ohio, eastern meadow voles comprised 90% of the individual...
- Common name Species Material Notes Image American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax Great blue heron Ardea...
- pulled back into a curve. Pinnated bittern, Botaurus pinnatus (A) American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus Least bittern, Ixobrychus exilis Great blue...
- Image Status Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) A – resident breeding species and winter migrant American bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) A – rare vagrant Least...