Animal picture of the day: the boat-billed heron
Jeremy Hancemongabay.com
May 16, 2012
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Boat-billed heron in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
Boat-billed herons (Cochlearius cochlearius) are found in Central and South America, as far north as Mexico and as far south as Argentina. A notably bizarre heron, the species is the only member of the genus Cochlearius. Like many heron species it feeds on a wide variety of freshwater and terrestrial animals.
It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List.
Boat-billed heron in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
Boat-billed heron in Costa Rica. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler.
