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Botaurus flavicollis  (Latham, 1790)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1244979

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Dupetor flavicollis (Latham, 1790)
  
    Ixobrychus flavicollis (Latham, 1790)
  
    Ardea flavicollis Latham, 1790
  
  Common Name(s): Black Bittern [English]
  
    Avetorillo negro [Spanish]
  
    garçote-preto [Portuguese]
  
    Blongios à cou jaune [French]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderPelecaniformes  – Pelicans, pélicans, Ibises, ibis, Herons, hérons  
                            FamilyArdeidae Leach, 1820 – Bitterns, Egrets, Herons  
                               GenusBotaurus Stephens, 1819  
                                  SpeciesBotaurus flavicollis (Latham, 1790) – Black Bittern, Avetorillo negro, garçote-preto, Blongios à cou jaune  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus flavicollis australis (R. P. Lesson, 1831)  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus flavicollis flavicollis (Latham, 1790)  
                                     Subspecies Botaurus flavicollis woodfordi (Ogilvie-Grant, 1888)  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Botaurus flavicollis, Black Bittern [English]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Australia  
    Oceania  
    Southern Asia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Central Pacific Territories, Incidental  
 

 

    

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