Von Schrenck's Bittern
A species of Small bitterns, Also known as Schrenck's Little Bittern Scientific name : Ixobrychus eurhythmus Genus : Small bitterns
Von Schrenck's Bittern, A species of Small bitterns
Also known as:
Schrenck's Little Bittern
Botanical name: Ixobrychus eurhythmus
Genus: Small bitterns
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Description
Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
Von Schrenck's bittern or Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) is a small bittern (birds of the subfamily Botaurinae). It breeds in China and Siberia from March to July, and Japan from May to August. It winters in Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Laos, passing through the rest of South-east Asia. It is an exceptionally rare vagrant as far west as Europe, with a single sighting in Italy in 1912. It is named after Leopold von Schrenck, the 19th-century Russian naturalist. This is a small species at 33 to 38 cm (13 to 15 in) in length, with a short neck, longish yellow bill and yellow legs. The male is uniformly chestnut above, and buff below and on the wing coverts. The female and juvenile are chestnut all over with white speckles above, and white streaks below. When in flight, it shows black flight feathers and tail. Their breeding habitat is reed beds. They can be difficult to see, given their skulking lifestyle and reed bed habitat, but tend to emerge at dusk, when they can be seen creeping almost cat-like in search of preys. Widespread throughout its large range, Von Schrenck's bittern is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 
Size
23 - 41 cm
Feeding Habits
Von Schrenck's Bittern's diet consists of small fish, frogs, shrimps, isopods, various insects and their larvae, with a preference for large ground crickets in Borneo uplands. They are primarily crepuscular and nocturnal foragers, using unrecorded techniques, but sometimes also active during the day.
Habitat
Von Schrenck's Bittern predominantly occupies marshes and reedbeds, as well as wet meadows and swamps in open lowland areas and river valleys. They are adaptable to human-altered landscapes such as rice paddies near villages. Though generally found in wetlands, von Schrenck's Bittern can also inhabit drier environments with limited tree cover, including bushy regions. During winter, von Schrenck's Bittern selects wooded wetlands, streamside vegetation, mangroves, and swamps as its preferred habitats.
Dite type
Piscivorous
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Pelicans and Relatives Family
Herons Genus
Small bitterns Species
Von Schrenck's Bittern 
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