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Botaurus  Stephens, 1819
Taxonomic Serial No.: 174855

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Ixobrychus Billberg, 1828
  
    Dupetor Heine & Reichenow, 1890
  
  Common Name(s):    
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 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  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesBotaurus cinnamomeus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Cinnamon Bittern, Avetorillo canelo, garçote-canela, Blongios cannelle 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus dubius (Mathews, 1912) – Black-backed Bittern, Avetorillo australiano, garçote-australiano, Blongios d'Australie 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus eurhythmus (Swinhoe, 1873) – Von Schrenck's Bittern, Avetorillo manchú, garçote-da-manchúria, Blongios de Schrenck 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus exilis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Least Bittern, Avetorillo americano, garçote-pequeno, Petit Blongios 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus flavicollis (Latham, 1790) – Black Bittern, Avetorillo negro, garçote-preto, Blongios à cou jaune 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus involucris (Vieillot, 1823) – Stripe-backed Bittern, Avetorillo listado, garçote-de-dorso-listado, Blongios varié 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus lentiginosus (Rackett, 1813) – American Bittern, Butor d'Amérique, Avetoro lentiginoso, abetouro-americano 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus minutus (Linnaeus, 1766) – Little Bittern, Avetorillo común, garçote-comum, Blongios nain 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus novaezelandiae (Purdie, 1871) – New Zealand Bittern, Avetorillo maorí, garçote-maori, Blongios à dos noir 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus pinnatus (Wagler, 1829) – Pinnated Bittern, Butor mirasol, Avetoro mirasol, abetouro-ruivo 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus poiciloptilus (Wagler, 1827) – Australasian Bittern, Avetoro australiano, abetouro-da-oceânia, Butor d'Australie 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus sinensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) – Yellow Bittern, Avetorillo chino, garçote-amarelo, Blongios de Chine 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus stellaris (Linnaeus, 1758) – Eurasian Bittern, Avetoro común, abetouro-comum, Butor étoilé 
                                  SpeciesBotaurus sturmii (Wagler, 1827) – Dwarf Bittern, Avetorillo plomizo, garçote-anão, Blongios de Sturm 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Botaurus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks   
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Botaurus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  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   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Botaurus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2011.01.25, website (version 25-Jan-11)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Botaurus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner   
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Botaurus   
       

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