Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Boat-billed Heron
Boat-billed Heron Cochlearius cochlearius
Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Southern Boat-billed Heron, Northern Boat-billed Heron
Old scientific name(s): Cochlearius cochlearia
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Range
C. Central America to se. South America;
(1) Pacific slope of nc. Mexico from Sinaloa to Guerrero.
(2) W. Mexico (Chiapas), Guatemala, El Salvador, w. Honduras and Nicaragua (?).
(3) Caribbean slope from Tamaulipas, Cuidad Victoria to the Yucatan), Belize (Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary) and n. Guatemala.
(4) Costa Rica and Panama, w. Colombia.
(5) Ex. e. Panama (Darien), n. and s. Colombia, n. Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, w. and e. Ecuador, e. Peru, n. and e. Bolivia, Amazonian, e. and se. Brazil (s. to Goias, Bahia (Carinhanha), Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo), e. Paraguay, n. Argentina (Formosa, Misiones s. to Entre Rios).
Videos
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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