| Description 76 cm large and bulky bird. The Bittern has mottled brown body, daggerlike bill and short legs with very long toes. This very shy bird is more often heard then seen, when males proclaim their territories by a remarkable booming song, audible up to 5 km away. Restricted to large wet reedbeds. Habitat Marshes, bogs, backwaters, reeds Can be found in the following IBAs 20 Tápió valley 32 Hortobágy | _248x300.JPG) ® Graphics by Szabolcs Kókay | |
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