Black Bittern

The Black Bittern is a medium black or dark brown heron with a brown and white striped throat bordered by yellow. The irises are yellow to red brown and the skin around the eye is variable, dusky to green or pink. They are seldom seen because they hunt in densely vegetated marshes and creek edges.

Distribution: 

Scarce breeding resident throughout. Most frequent in the Northeast, Sri Lanka and extreme southwest. Appears to be mainly a monsoon breeding visitor to the Northwest.

Dec. 2016 | Trichy