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STRIPE-BACKED BITTERN Ixobrychus involucris
A small bittern, this species is heard far more often than he is seen. He inhabits dense reedbeds where he clambers up the stems with agility, but spot him and he will immediately adopt the "bitterning posture", pointing his head skyward and moving slowly side to side so that he blends in with the reeds moving in the wind!
FIGURE 1 - Adult, Asunción, Departamento Central (Arne Lesterhuis undated).
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