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The Boat-billed Heron (*Cochlearius cochlearius*) is a species of bird within the family Ardeidae and order Ciconiiformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with the genus *Cochlearius* serving as its parent taxon. The scientific name was established by Linnaeus in 1766, and the species is currently accepted. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern.
This heron inhabits freshwater environments, including riparian forests, swamps, pond margins, estuaries, and mangroves. Its taxonomic range includes Brazil, South America, and Amarante. The egg incubation period for the species is 25 days. Common names for the bird include "Boat-billed Heron," "Kahnschnabel," "Martinete cucharón," and "crëyr gylfinbraff."
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Species
boat-billed heron
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCiconiiformes
- FamilyArdeidae
Viven en bosques riparios (bosques de galería), pantanos, márgenes de charcas. esteros o manglares.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cochlearius
- Image
- Boat-billed Heron, Transpantaneira, Poconé, Mato Grosso, Brazil 4.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Cochlearius cochlearius
- Commons category
- Cochlearius cochlearius
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- Cochlearius cochlearius
- taxon common name
- garça-de-bico-largo
- egg incubation period
- 25
- different from
- Rakojady, Greater Poland Voivodeship
- taxon range
- Amarante
- short name
- C. cochlearius
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Encyclopedic overview
Boat-billed heron at ZooTampa at Lowry Park Along the Tarcoles River, Costa Rica
The boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family. It is the only member of the genus Cochlearius and was formerly placed in a monotypic family, the Cochleariidae. 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 two to four bluish-white eggs in a twig nest.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boat-billed Heron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.