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Florida, April 10, 1996Recorded by Gregory F Budney | Macaulay Library
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California, July 03, 1996Recorded by Andrew Kirk | Macaulay Library
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California, June 06, 2002Recorded by Geoffrey A Keller | Macaulay Library

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Songs

Song a low "coo-coo-coo."

Calls

Contact call is flat and quack-like.

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American Bittern Adult/immature is similar to Least Bittern

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Yellow-crowned Night-Heron Juvenile is similar to Least Bittern

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

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Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns(Order: Pelecaniformes, Family: Ardeidae)

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