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Historical bird plate: Black Bittern

Multi-species plate · Broinowski · 1890-1891

Two birds identified on this plate

Black Bittern · Little Heron

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Plate XV, Butoroides: Plate XV, Butoroides

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01Black Bittern
Butoroides flavicollisBotaurus flavicollis australisShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateButoroides flavicollisYellow-necked Mangrove Bittern
Name used todayBotaurus flavicollis australisBlack Bittern

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.

Primary plate sourceSource volume transcriptionAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

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02Little Heron
Butoroides javanicaButorides atricapillaShow this identification
Several species on one plate

This plate depicts more than one taxon. Each bird is traced separately so that one identification is not made to stand for the whole artwork.

Name recorded with the plateButoroides javanicaLittle Mangrove Bittern
Name used todayButorides atricapillaLittle Heron

What connects the names

The plate depicts several named birds. This identification is traced separately from the other birds in the artwork.

Medium confidence: The identification is supported, but part of the connection depends on interpretation of a broader historical concept, locality or other contextual evidence.

Primary plate sourceSource volume transcriptionAviList v2025 taxonomic authority

The bird today

Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.

Publication
The Birds of Australia, Volume 2
Plate
15
Creator
Gracius J. Broinowski
Holding institution
Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Ernst Mayr Library
Taxonomic authority
AviList 2025
Rights
Public domain. The BHL considers that this work is no longer under copyright protection.
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