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Boat-billed Heron
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Copyright: Luis Vargas (Chiza)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-12-14 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Exposure: f/4.5, 1/80 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-12-20 12:58 |
| Viewed: 544 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Spanish] |
Boat-billed Heron
From Wikipedia
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Cochlearius
Brisson, 1760
Species: C. cochlearius
Binomial name
Cochlearius cochlearius
Linnaeus, 1766
For other uses of the word, see Boatbill (disambiguation).
The Boat-billed Heron, Cochlearius cochlearius, - colloquially known as the Boatbill - is an atypical member of the heron family, and was formerly thought to be in a monotypic family, Cochlearidae.
It lives in mangrove swamps from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil. It is a nocturnal bird, and breeds semi-colonially in mangrove trees, laying 2-4 bluish white eggs in a twig nest.
The Boatbilled Heron is about 54 cm long. The adult has a black crown, long crest and upper back. The face, throat and breast are white, and the lower underparts are rufous with black flanks. The wings and lower back are pale grey. The massive broad scoop-like bill, which gives rise to this species' name, is mainly black. Immature birds have mainly brown upperparts and brown-tinged whitish underparts, and lack the crest.
This species feeds on fish, crustaceans and insects. Its calls include a deep croak and a high-pitched pee-pee-pee. |
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- Mariol
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(5132) - [2008-12-20 19:02]
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Hi Luis,
Very interesting species and difficult to photograph in the wild. I just came back from Costa Rica where I saw one during a trip to Palo Verde National Park. You managed very well to focus between the branches and against the light.
Regards, Mario
