Animal directory
Eurasian Bittern
Care, environment, breeding and conservation records for Eurasian Bittern.
Identity & conservation
- Scientific name
- Botaurus stellaris
- Enclosures
- Aviary
- Status
- Least concern
- Status code
- LC
- Regions
- Africa, Asia, Europe
- Biomes
- Temperate, Wetlands
- Edition
- Base game
- Class group
- Birds
- Revealed
- 2026-09-01
- Status groups
- Least concern
- Tax class
- Aves
- Tax family
- Ardeidae
- Tax genus
- Botaurus
- Tax order
- Pelecaniformes
- Wild population
- 184,000 - 310,000
- Wild population count
- 184000
Habitat & enclosure
- Barrier grade
- 2
- Barrier height
- 1 m
- Climb proof
- No
- Water barrier
- No
- Temp min
- -6 °C
- Temp max
- 25 °C
- Area land min
- 40 m²
- Area land
- 40 m² + 40 m² per extra animal
- Area climbing
- Unknown
- Area deep water
- Unknown
- Area flying
- 20 m² + 20 m² per extra animal
- Area shelter
- 10 m² per animal
- Area water
- 25 m² + 15 m² per extra animal
- Humidity
- Unknown
- Plant cover
- 20-60%
- Salinity
- Unknown
- Terrain
- Long Grass 30-100%, Sand 0-10%, Waterlogged 20-100%, Soil 10-30%, Rock 0-30%
- Water barrier depth
- Unknown
- Water barrier width
- Unknown
Social life & breeding
- Group size
- 1-2 (up to 1 male, up to 1 female)
- Life expectancy
- 9-11 years
- Bachelor females
- 1
- Bachelor males
- 1
- Breeding difficulty
- Average
- Gestation
- 1 month
- Gestation months
- 1 months
- Group name
- Unknown
- Interbirth
- 12 months
- Interbirth months
- 12 months
- Litter label
- Clutch size
- Litter size
- 3-6
- Mating season
- Spring
- Mating system
- Polygynous
- Maturity age
- 1 year
- Maturity years
- 1 years
- Shoal fish
- No
- Shoal size
- Unknown
- Sterility age
- Death
Other facts
- Diet
- Small Whole Fish, Freshwater Crustaceans
- Colony size
- Unknown
- Colour morphs
- Unknown
- Dominance
- Unknown
- Enrichment
- Mirror Mobile, Platform Floats, Rattle, Sprinkler, Tennis Ball
- Exhibit types
- Unknown
- Feeders
- Bamboo Feeder, Block of Frozen Fish, Food Tray - Large, Food Tray - Small, Slow Feeder
- Nest
- Unknown
- Offspring dispersal
- None
- Size female
- 1.2 m
- Size male
- 1.3 m
- Size max
- 1.3 m
- Size measure
- Leg span
- Temperature
- -6 to 25°C
- Thriving group
- Unknown
- Thriving member of
- Unknown
- Thriving with
- Unknown
- Water sources
- Ground Water Fountain - Small
- Weather dislikes
- Unknown
- Weight female
- Unknown
- Weight female text
- Unknown
- Weight juvenile
- 190 g
- Weight male
- Unknown
- Weight male text
- Unknown
Research levels
| Level | Unlocks | Research gate |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Thriving Requirement 1: Coarse Sand terrain | Unknown |
| Level 2 | Thriving Requirement 2: at least 15 objects or plants with the Reed tag; Eurasian Bittern Fact Sheet | Unknown |
| Level 3 | Release groups and release to the wild | Unknown |
| Level 4 | Thriving Requirement 3: Food Grade 2; Fertility Level 1 (+15% fertility) | Before this level: an Observation Network (Observation Platform) in Poland Reserve and this species released in Poland Reserve |
| Level 5 | Thriving Requirement 4: at least 50% native plants | Unknown |
| Level 6 | Thriving Requirement 5: Sprinkler, at least 2; Fertility Level 2 (+30% fertility) | Unknown |
Observation network present at Poland Reserve AND Eurasian Bittern released at Poland Reserve
Valid release groups
| Group | Type | Animals |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal Family Group | Female group | 1 female |
| Solitary Male | Solitary male | 1 male |
| Breeding Partners | Breeding partners | 1 male, 1 female |
Release requirements
| Requirement type | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Ecosystems Required | Fen Wetland |
| Ecosystems Required | Flourishing Lowland Marsh |
| Nature Requirements | Water Platform Nest - Small |
(established AND flourishing)
Fen Wetland
Flourishing Lowland Marsh
Water Platform Nest - Small
Eurasian Bittern2
Barriers at this grade4
Enrichment items5
Water sources1
Research levels1
Ecosystems3
Related entries95
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- Sp aviary · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Tennis Ball (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Tuberculosis (Used by / linked from)
- Asked species · Animal Reintroduction projects (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Tennis Ball (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Eurasian Bittern (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Lives in biome · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Sprinkler (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Temperate (Used by / linked from)
- Feeders · Bamboo Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Lives in biome · Temperate (Requires / provides)
- Enrichment items · Rattle (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Eurasian Bittern (Requires / provides)
- Water sources · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Tennis Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Candidiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Newcastle Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Block of Frozen Fish (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Platform Floats (Used by / linked from)
- Ecosystems · Fen Wetland (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avipoxvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Platform Floats (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Rope Netting (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Chain Link (Requires / provides)
- Animals in this biome · Wetlands (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Salmonellosis (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Small (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Slow Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Block of Frozen Fish (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Bamboo Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Research levels · Eurasian Bittern (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Platform Floats (Used by / linked from)
- Animals given as rewards · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Marek's Disease (Used by / linked from)
- Has release groups · Eurasian Bittern (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Large (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Corrugated (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Usutu Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Platform Floats (Requires / provides)
- Sp aviary · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · West Nile Virus (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · 1-Way Glass (Requires / provides)
- Eurasian bittern · Eurasian Bittern (Requires / provides)
- Uses feeder · Slow Feeder (Requires / provides)
- Has research · Eurasian Bittern (Requires / provides)
- Uses enrichment · Rattle (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Tennis Ball (Used by / linked from)
- Uses enrichment · Mirror Mobile (Requires / provides)
- Zoopedia entry · Eurasian Bittern (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Feather Lice (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Slow Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · Corrugated (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aviary · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Aspergillosis (Used by / linked from)
- Barriers at this grade · Rope Netting (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Slow Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Mirror Mobile (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Nematodiasis (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Sprinkler (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Rattle (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Bamboo Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Sprinkler (Used by / linked from)
- Biomes · Wetlands (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Sprinkler (Used by / linked from)
- Release requires ecosystem · Lowland Marsh · Flourishing Lowland Marsh (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Block of Frozen Fish (Requires / provides)
- Animals that use it · Food Tray - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Enrichment items · Mirror Mobile (Requires / provides)
- Biomes · Temperate (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Bamboo Feeder (Used by / linked from)
- Release requires ecosystem · Fen Wetland · Fen Wetland (Requires / provides)
- Uses water source · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Requires / provides)
- Animals by grade · Chain Link (Used by / linked from)
- Reward species · Wildlife Care projects (Used by / linked from)
- Animals in this biome · Temperate (Used by / linked from)
- Uses feeder · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Herpesvirus (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · From A To Ski (Used by / linked from)
- Eurasian bittern · Eurasian Bittern (Requires / provides)
- Ecosystems · Lowland Marsh (Requires / provides)
- Feeders · Food Tray - Large (Requires / provides)
- Used by species · Mirror Mobile (Used by / linked from)
- Sp aviary · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Species this disease affects · Avian Influenza (Used by / linked from)
- Animals by grade · 1-Way Glass (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Ground Water Fountain - Small (Used by / linked from)
- Animals that use it · Block of Frozen Fish (Used by / linked from)
- Used by species · Rattle (Used by / linked from)
- Objectives · No Ifs, No Putts (Used by / linked from)
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