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American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus Scientific name definitions

Peter E. Lowther, Alan F. Poole, James P. Gibbs, Scott M. Melvin, and F. A. Reid
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 1, 2009

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Distribution of the American Bittern - Range Map
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Distribution of the American Bittern

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Lowther, P. E., A. F. Poole, J. P. Gibbs, S. M. Melvin, and F. A. Reid (2020). American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (A. F. Poole, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.amebit.01
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