American bittern

English Noun A medium-sized bittern most commonly found in North America, Botaurus lentiginosus species, known for its resounding calls.Harris, M. 1999. "Botaurus lentiginosus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed September 27, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Botaurus_lentiginosus.html. Synonyms en dunkadoo en Indian billet en Indian hen en mire-drum en stake-driver en thunder-pumperHarris, M. 1999. "Botaurus lentiginosus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed September 27, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Botaurus_lentiginosus.html. Related terms en South American bittern Translations Botaurus lentiginosus Czech: cs bukač severoamerický m Danish: da amerikansk rørdrum Dutch: nl Noord-Amerikaanse roerdomp Estonian: et habehüüp Finnish: fi amerikankaulushaikara French: fr butor d'Amérique m German: de Nordamerikanische Rohrdommel f Icelandic: is reyrþvari m Italian: it tarabuso americano m Japanese: ja アメリカサンカノゴイ amerikasankanogoi Navajo: nv yáhashjool Norwegian: no amerikarørdrum m Nynorsk: nn amerikarøyrdrum m Polish: pl bąk amerykański m Portuguese: pt abetouro-lentiginoso m Russian: ru америка́нская выпь f Slovak: sk bučiak hnedokrký m Spanish: es avetoro lentiginoso m Swedish: sv amerikansk rördrom c Ukrainian: uk бугай американський m References en Herons