Botaurus stellaris Linnaeus 1758 (great bittern)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Alternative combination: Ardea stellaris
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Botaurus according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758 and Mlikovsky 2002
Sister taxa: Botaurus lentiginosus, Botaurus pinnatus, Botaurus poiciloptilus
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Glastonbury lake dwelling (Quaternary of the United Kingdom)
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