American bittern vs Eurasian bittern
The Eurasian bittern is heavier: 1.32 kg against 706 g for the American bittern, about 87% more.
Photo: Walter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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What is the difference between a American bittern and a Eurasian bittern?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The Eurasian bittern is heavier: 1.32 kg against 706 g for the American bittern, about 87% more.
- The Eurasian bittern is longer-lived: 11.3 years against 8.3 years for the American bittern, about 36% longer.
- Both belong to the genus Botaurus, so they are close relatives.
- Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Side by side
| American bittern | Eurasian bittern | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Botaurus lentiginosus | Botaurus stellaris |
| Family | Ardeidae | Ardeidae |
| Order | Pelecaniformes | Pelecaniformes |
| Weight | 372 g – 706 g | 1.22 kg – 2.91 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 8.3 years | 11.3 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | wetland | wetland |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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