Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Stripe-backed Bittern - Ixobrychus involucris

Order: Pelecaniformes - Family: Ardeidae Status: Probable summer visitor - Rare. Habitat: Ponds and marshes

All records since January 2014
Adult
Mirasol común/Stripe-backed Bittern© Elsa y Guillermo
Upperparts with blackish, brown and creamy stripes. Black band on crown. Greenish legs
Mirasol común/Stripe-backed Bittern © Pablo Serur
Underparts white with longitudinal cinnamon lines. Yellow bill
11-2009 © Roberto Ares This bittern flew low up to this tuft. It stayed there for a while till it flew off for Brasil. The flight motion has been slowed down to appreciate how this bird flies with its legs dangling.
21-1-17 © Diego Carús
More photographic records since January 2013
Previous registers
Mirasol común/Stripe-backed Bittern9-2011 © Pablo Serur Mirasol común/Stripe-backed Bittern9-2011 © Pablo Serur
Mirasol común/Stripe-backed Bittern11-2009 © Roberto Ares Mirasol común/Stripe-backed Bittern9-2002 © Alberto Gurni