Eurasian Bittern
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Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellaris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Taroko National Park
1 Verified records at Taroko National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae. There are two subspecies, the northern race (B. s. stellaris) breeding in parts of Europe and across the Palearctic, as well as on the northern coast of Africa, while the southern race (B. s. capensis) is endemic to parts of southern Africa. It is a secretive bird, seldom seen in the open as it prefers to skulk in reed beds and thick vegetation near water bodies. Its presence is apparent in the spring, when the booming call of the male during the breeding season can be heard. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Taroko National Park

Little Egret
LC

Little Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta garzetta

5–10% · With luck
Great Egret
LC Endemic

Great Egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea alba

5–10% · Rare
Grey Heron
LC

Grey Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ardea cinerea

<5% · Rare
Malayan Night Heron
LC

Malayan Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gorsachius melanolophus

<5% · Rare
Striated Heron
LC

Striated Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Butorides striata

<5% · Rare
Pacific Reef Heron
LC

Pacific Reef Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta sacra

<5% · Rare
Chinese Egret
VU

Chinese Egret

Bird

Egretta eulophotes

<5% · Rare
intermediate egret

intermediate egret

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Egretta intermedia

Insufficient data
Black-crowned Night Heron
LC

Black-crowned Night Heron

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nycticorax nycticorax

Insufficient data
Chinese Pond Heron
LC

Chinese Pond Heron

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ardeola bacchus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Spoonbill
LC

Eurasian Spoonbill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Platalea leucorodia

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Eurasian Bittern at Taroko National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
2 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
3 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
4 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
5–10%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
5–10%
6 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
7 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
8 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
9 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
10 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
11 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
12 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data
13 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
14 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
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