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		<title>The Eurasian Bittern</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 09:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-eurasian-bittern/" title="The Eurasian Bittern" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eb1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Eurasian bittern" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eb1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eb1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eb1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The Eurasian bittern, aka great bittern, is a wading bird from the heron family Ardeidae. They can be found in Europe, Africa, and Asia. These birds face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of wetland drainage, residential and commercial developments, reduction and loss of loss of [&#x2026;]</p>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-american-bittern/" title="The American Bittern" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="130" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ab1a-300x130.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="American bittern" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ab1a-300x130.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ab1a-800x347.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ab1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The American bittern is a migrating, wading species of bird from the heron family. They are found throughout Canada, United States, Mexico, and Central America. With a wide distribution and an abundant population, these birds are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. However, they do face the threats of [&#x2026;]</p>
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