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Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML614549382
eBird checklist S160907463
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rating 5
6 ratings
Ben Milbourne
8 Feb 2024
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Male - 1
Behaviors
Flying; Foraging or eating
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML201640451
eBird checklist S65107467
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rating 5
4 ratings
Stephen Wallace
22 Nov 2012
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Female foraging. This bird spent many hours foraging in the open. Elevation: 557
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Age and sex
Unknown age, Female - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML201640441
eBird checklist S65107464
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rating 5
4 ratings
Stephen Wallace
18 Oct 2012
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Female foraging - catches what looks like a small fish. Elevation: 556 m. Date a
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Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML616242426
eBird checklist S165357136
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rating 5
3 ratings
Stephen Wallace
19 Mar 2024
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML201640681
eBird checklist S65107564
Report
rating 4
5 ratings
Stephen Wallace
23 Jun 2014
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Male foraging and flying. Elevation: 581 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Behaviors
Flying; Foraging or eating
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML201640431
eBird checklist S65107463
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Stephen Wallace
18 Oct 2012
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Media notes
Female interacting with a Black Swan and several Dusky Moorhen. Elevation: 557 m
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Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML616242526
eBird checklist S165357136
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Stephen Wallace
19 Mar 2024
Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Age and sex
Adult Female - 1
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML558922421
eBird checklist S134048779
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rating 4
2 ratings
Robert Humphries
17 Apr 2023
Stirling, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
An immature Australian Little Bittern sheltering under a Melaleuca rhaphiophylla
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Age and sex
Immature Unknown sex - 1
Sounds
Non-vocal
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML200894501
eBird checklist S64960591
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rating 3
4 ratings
Pieter de Groot Boersma
17 Oct 2014
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A male moving through the reeds, repeated in slow motion. This subspecies has be
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Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML558922431
eBird checklist S134048779
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Robert Humphries
17 Apr 2023
Stirling, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
An immature Australian Little Bittern sheltering under a Melaleuca rhaphiophylla
…
Age and sex
Immature Unknown sex - 1
Sounds
Non-vocal
Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML200894491
eBird checklist S64960591
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Pieter de Groot Boersma
17 Oct 2014
Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia
Media notes
A bird sit-and-waiting for potential prey before moving on in a reed bed. This s
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Black-backed Bittern
Ixobrychus dubius
ML612103716
eBird checklist S156112631
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Stephanie Owen
11 Dec 2023
Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia