紫背葦鳽

(bird species of China) von Schrenck's bittern (Ixobrychus eurhythmus)

purple / violet

variant of 背[bei1]

to be burdened / to carry on the back or shoulder

the back of a body or object / to turn one's back / to hide something from / to learn by heart / to recite from memory / unlucky (slang) / hard of hearing

reed / rush / Phragmites communis

(used in naming bitterns and several other species of heron) / also pr. [jian1]