| 小苇鳽 | xiǎo wěi jiān | (bird species of China) little bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) |
| 黑鳽 | hēi yán | (bird species of China) black bittern (Dupetor flavicollis) | |
| 大麻鳽 | dà má yán | (bird species of China) Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) | |
| 黑冠鳽 | hēi guān yán | (bird species of China) Malayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus) | |
| 紫背苇鳽 | zǐ bèi wěi yán | (bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus) | |
| 栗苇鳽 | lì wěi yán | (bird species of China) cinnamon bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) |
| 1 | The bittern booms and heron wades; | |
| 2 | We discovered and collected a specimen of Gorsachius magnificus in Jinggangshan, Jiangxi province. | |
| 3 | A survey on the habitat of G. magnificus was conducted, while threats were analyzed and conservation actions was suggested for this species. | |
| 4 | The Great Bittern would be a very early record, according to the "Avifauna of HK", the earliest autumn record was 12th September 1987! |