Eurasian bittern, great bittern (Botaurus stellaris)

Botaurus stellaris is a species in the Botaurus genus. It is commonly known as Eurasian bittern, great bittern This name is unplaced name for the species in the family Ardeidae subfamily Botaurinae, . This species is found in Europe and Asia from the British Isles, Sweden and Finland eastwards to Sakhalin Island in eastern Siberia and Hokkaido Island in Japan..