The Austrilasian Bittern is a bird so it feeds on a diet of eels and insects. They will also eat frogs, spiders and snails. These birds have several different ways of catching prey. Some ways they catch their prey is by standing and waiting and slow stalking. Leg and wing movements are used to confuse or attract prey.
The Austrilasian Bittern is not only a predator but also prey. Sadly the Australasian Bittern is endangered. Drainage of swamps removes the habbitat of the Austriaasian Bittern. There are less than 900 left in the world. Stoats are major predators of the Australasian Bittern. They were introduced to New Zealand to control the amount of rabbits and hares but has had a devastating effect on native animals like the Australasian Bittern and it is still affecting our native animals.
Bitterns live in wetlands and banks of New Zealand and Australia. If you live on a farm during October you can go outside and try to spot any. Male Bitterns will build a nest with a clump of reeds in a bit of swamp water. Then they will place it on top of bent over reeds. Once this process is finished several females will breed in this male’s territory.
The Austrilasian Bittern is brown, black and white. It has long skinny legs, and can stretch its neck out super long which makes it look really tall. The Australasian Bittern has a low bellowing call to attract females. It also has a sharp pointed beak used for stabbing other Bitterns.
So now you know what an Australasian Bittern is, What it looks like, What it eats, where it lives and how it’s endangered. Everyone can help these incredible birds by doing simple things like voting for them on bird of the year. All the money raised on bird of the year will go to these birds if they win. I hope you have learnt a thing or two about these birds.
Bitterns live in wetlands and banks of New Zealand and Australia. If you live on a farm during October you can go outside and try to spot any. Male Bitterns will build a nest with a clump of reeds in a bit of swamp water. Then they will place it on top of bent over reeds. Once this process is finished several females will breed in this male’s territory.
The Austrilasian Bittern is brown, black and white. It has long skinny legs, and can stretch its neck out super long which makes it look really tall. The Australasian Bittern has a low bellowing call to attract females. It also has a sharp pointed beak used for stabbing other Bitterns.
So now you know what an Australasian Bittern is, What it looks like, What it eats, where it lives and how it’s endangered. Everyone can help these incredible birds by doing simple things like voting for them on bird of the year. All the money raised on bird of the year will go to these birds if they win. I hope you have learnt a thing or two about these birds.
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