The American Bittern

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:bird
gptkbp:behavior solitary
gptkbp:breeding_season April to July
gptkbp:call deep booming sound
gptkbp:chick_development precocial
gptkbp:color gptkb:straight
long
greenish
gptkbp:coloration brown and tan
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of wetlands
gptkbp:diet gptkb:fish
gptkb:amphibians
invertebrates
gptkbp:egg_color blue-green
gptkbp:eye_color gptkb:yellow
gptkbp:family gptkb:Ardeidae
gptkbp:flight_style slow and steady
gptkbp:foraging_behavior marshes
stalking
gptkbp:fossil_record Pleistocene
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Botaurus
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:North_America
wetlands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The American Bittern
gptkbp:length 60-75 cm
gptkbp:migration partial migrant
short-distance migrant
gptkbp:nest_material gptkb:Reed_Richards
gptkbp:nesting gptkb:ground
gptkbp:nesting_site near water
gptkbp:population_trend gptkb:stable
gptkbp:predators gptkb:mammals
birds of prey
gptkbp:range gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:Great_Blue_Heron
gptkb:Eurasian_Bittern
gptkb:Black-crowned_Night_Heron
gptkbp:research cryptic
gptkbp:social_structure monogamous during breeding season
gptkbp:species gptkb:Botaurus_lentiginosus
gptkbp:stealth_features reed beds
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Botaurus_lentiginosus_exilis
gptkb:Botaurus_lentiginosus_lentiginosus
gptkbp:tail_type brown
gptkbp:territorial_behavior yes
gptkbp:threats pollution
habitat loss
human disturbance
gptkbp:vocalization varied calls
gptkbp:weight 0.9-1.5 kg
gptkbp:wing_configuration brown
gptkbp:wingspan 90-100 cm
gptkbp:wintering_range gptkb:southern_United_States
gptkbp:young chicks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Madison_Grant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5