Australasian Bittern

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q783076
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Australasian Bittern

Summary

Australasian Bittern is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #1,590 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Australasian Bittern's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Australasian Bittern is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Australasian Bittern's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Australasian Bittern is classified within Botaurus[6].
  • Australasian Bittern's scientific name is Botaurus poiciloptilus[7].
  • Australasian Bittern's Commons category is recorded as Botaurus poiciloptilus[8].
  • Australasian Bittern's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Botaurus poiciloptilus[9].
  • Australasian Bittern's Commons gallery is recorded as Botaurus poiciloptilus[10].
  • Australasian Bittern's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[11].
  • Australasian Bittern's original combination is recorded as Ardea poiciloptila[12].
  • Australasian Bittern's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. poiciloptilus'}[13].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Australasian Bittern'}[14].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Australische Rohrdommel'}[15].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avetoro australiano'}[16].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Butor d'Australie"}[17].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Tarabuso australasiatico'}[18].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Australische Roerdomp'}[19].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Australsk Rørdrum'}[20].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Australrørdrum'}[21].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Австралийская выпь'}[22].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'オーストラリアサンカノゴイ'}[23].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'australisk rördrom'}[24].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'australiankaulushaikara'}[25].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'bąk australijski'}[26].
  • Australasian Bittern is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'lõunahüüp'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Australasian Bittern is Botaurus poiciloptilus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Botaurus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Australische Rohrdommel'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Avetoro australiano'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Butor d'Australie"}[17], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Tarabuso australasiatico'}[18], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Australische Roerdomp'}[19].

Identifiers

Australasian Bittern's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 5032[28]. Australasian Bittern's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2497796[29]. Australasian Bittern's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45517756[30]. Australasian Bittern's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480912[31]. Australasian Bittern's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174858[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Australasian Bittern include Bittern[33], a suburb[34], in Australia[35].

Why It Matters

Australasian Bittern ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #1,590 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Bittern[33], a suburb[34], in Australia[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . 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] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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