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| Photographed on Cocos Islands December 2016 |
(* 866) YELLOW BITTERN Ixobrychus sinensis
AUSTRALIA (Cocos Islands) (661)
Found in roadbeds, swamps, streams and estuaries. 30-40 cm. Breeds India, SE to NE Asia, Japan, Indonesia; has colonised some islands in Indian Ocean, SW Pacific. Rare in Australia, first record in Kalgoorlie 1967.
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