| Least Bittern Identification Tips |
| (Credit: U. S. Geological Survey) |
| General
Information - Very small wading bird - Buff face and sides to the neck - White chin, throat, foreneck and belly - Buff wing coverts visible in flight and at rest Adult male - Black cap - Black back - Fairly faint brown streaks on fore-neck Adult female - Brown cap - Brown back - More obvious brown streaks on fore-neck Juvenile - Buff cap does not contrast with face - Blackish streaks on foreneck - Brown back Similar species Green Heron lacks buff color to head and wings. All other herons are much larger. |
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