Eurasian Bittern
Rohrdommel - Butor étoilé
Botaurus stellaris
© Charles Henninger
| Population size in Switzerland (Pairs): 0 | Red list 2001:
Not Evaluated NE |
Migration behaviour:
wintering birds |
| Body size (cm):
76 |
Body weight (g):
900-1100 |
Clutch size:
4-6 |
| Nest site:
reed |
Incubation (days):
25-26 |
Nestling stage (days):
50-55 |
| Food:
fishes, small mammals, frogs |
Group:
bittern, herons, storks |
Habitat:
wetlands |