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250:Bitterns usually frequent
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32:Bittern (disambiguation)
482:Botaurus poiciloptilus)
423:Ixobrychus flavicollis)
405:Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
370:Ixobrychus cinnamomeus)
469:South American bittern
379:Ixobrychus involucris)
677:Paleobiology Database
455:Botaurus lentiginosa)
396:(Ixobrychus sinensis)
375:Stripe-backed bittern
478:Australasian bittern
209:of the heron family
30:For other uses, see
527:Zebrilus undulatus)
525:or zigzag bittern (
464:Botaurus stellaris)
414:Ixobrychus sturmii)
388:Ixobrychus exilis)
342:Ixobrychus minutus)
473:Botaurus pinnatus)
462:or great bittern (
401:Schrenck's bittern
351:Ixobrychus dubius)
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223:Old English
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137:Subfamily:
699:Categories
633:Botaurinae
619:Botaurinae
589:Botaurinae
565:2006-07-04
327:Ixobrychus
287:spoonbills
256:amphibians
234:butitaurus
227:Old French
215:hæferblæte
207:Botaurinae
163:Ixobrychus
141:Botaurinae
551:"Bittern"
252:reed beds
219:raredumla
87:Kingdom:
81:Eukaryota
42:Bitterns
710:Ardeidae
705:Bitterns
598:Wikidata
512:Zebrilus
440:Botaurus
260:reptiles
247:(bull).
211:Ardeidae
203:Bitterns
189:Zebrilus
181:Stephens
176:Botaurus
168:Billberg
131:Ardeidae
127:Family:
101:Chordata
97:Phylum:
91:Animalia
77:Domain:
18:Bitterns
604:Q855133
297:Species
264:insects
154:Genera
117:Order:
107:Class:
666:NZOR:
659:823968
494:fossil
289:, and
283:ibises
279:storks
275:cranes
266:, and
245:taurus
183:, 1819
170:, 1828
148:, 1850
682:98916
646:626RZ
537:Notes
310:Genus
307:Image
291:geese
241:būtiō
238:Latin
230:butor
654:ITIS
285:and
268:fish
111:Aves
641:CoL
628:AFD
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