- 大麻鳽 dàmájiān Eurasian bitterna species of wading bird, Botaurus stellaris, found in China and across Eurasia
- 小苇鳽 xiǎowěijiān little bitternlittle bittern (Ixobrychus minutus); a species of wading bird in the heron family
- 栗苇鳽 lìwěijiān cinnamon bitterna bird species native to China, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
- 栗鳽 lìjiān Japanese night heronthe Japanese night heron (Gorsachius goisagi), a bird species found in China
- 海南鳽 hǎinányán white-eared night heronthe white-eared night heron (Oroanassa magnifica), a rare bird species found primarily in southern China
- 紫背苇鳽 zǐbèiwěijiān von Schrenck's bitterna bird species of China; the von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)
- 黄苇鳽 huángwěiyán yellow bitterna bird species native to China with the scientific name Ixobrychus sinensis
- 黑冠鳽 hēiguānjiān Malayan night heronMalayan night heron (Gorsachius melanolophus), a species of bird native to East, South, and Southeast Asia
- 黑鳽 hēijiān black bitterna bird species native to China (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
