Boat-billed Heron

Cochlearius cochlearius - Savacou huppé

Systematics

Order
:
Pelecaniformes
Family
:
Ardéidés
Genus
:
Cochlearius
Species
:
cochlearius

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1766

Biometrics

Size
: 51 cm
Wingspan
: 76 cm.
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information 5 subspecies

Cochlearius cochlearius cochlearius (n and c South America)
Cochlearius cochlearius zeledoni (w Mexico)
Cochlearius cochlearius phillipsi (e Mexico, Belize)
Cochlearius cochlearius ridgwayi (s Mexico to Honduras)
Cochlearius cochlearius panamensis (Costa Rica and Panama)

Foreign names

Savacou huppé,
Martinete cucharón,
arapapá,
Kahnschnabelreiher,
kanálcsőrű bakcsó,
Schuitbekreiger,
Becco a cucchiaio,
båtnäbb,
Båtnebbhegre,
savaku člnozobý,
volavčík člunozobý,
Bådnæbshejre,
ruuhinokka,
bec de bota,
rakojad,
Челноклюв,
ヒロハシサギ,
船嘴鹭,
船嘴鷺,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Illustration

Access to all images

Sources of information

Vol. 1 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliot-Jordi Sargatal
ARKive, Christopher Parsons
Avibase, Lepage Denis
Birds of Northern South America, an identification guide, Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner, Miguel Lentino
Wikipédia, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest