American Bittern

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q743017
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Summary

American Bittern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (820 views/month, #1,454 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Botaurus[5]
  • Taxon name: Botaurus lentiginosus[6]
  • Commons category: Botaurus lentiginosus[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Botaurus lentiginosus[8]
  • Commons gallery: Botaurus lentiginosus[9]
  • Original combination: Ardea lentiginosus[10]
  • Short name: B. lentiginosus[11]
  • Taxon common name: aderyn bwn America[12], American Bittern[13], Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel[14], Avetoro lentiginoso[15], bitó nord-americà[16], bukač severoamerický[17], habehüüp[18], Amerikarørdrum[19], Американская выпь[20], アメリカサンカノゴイ[21], Amerikansk Rørdrum[22], amerikankaulushaikara[23], amerikai bölömbika[24], bąk amerykański[25]
  • Wingspan: 115 cm[26]
  • Mass: 36 g[27]

Body

Identifiers

American Bittern's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5034[28]. American Bittern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 110661[29]. American Bittern's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45511333[30]. American Bittern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480911[31]. American Bittern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174856[32].

Why It Matters

American Bittern has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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