Herons (Ardeidae)
Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) - HBW 1, p. 421
French: Savacou huppé
German: Kahnschnabel
Spanish: Martinete Cucharón
Other common names: Northern Boat-billed Heron (zeledoni/phillipsi/ridgwayi); Southern Boat-billed Heron (cochlearius)
Taxonomy: Cancroma Cochlearia Linnaeus, 1766, Cayenne.
Has been placed in separate, monospecific family Cochleariidae (see page 377). Traditionally linked with night herons, but work with DNA indicates relationship with Tigrisoma. The three N subspecies sometimes considered a separate species, C. zeledoni; birds from NW Costa Rica, currently placed in race panamensis, intermediate between the two groups. Five subspecies normally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- zeledoni (Ridgway, 1885) - WC Mexico.
- phillipsi Dickerman, 1973 - E Mexico and Belize.
- ridgwayi Dickerman, 1973 - S Mexico to W Honduras and El Salvador.
- zeledoni (Ridgway, 1885) - WC Mexico.
- phillipsi Dickerman, 1973 - E Mexico and Belize.
- ridgwayi Dickerman, 1973 - S Mexico to W Honduras and El Salvador.
- panamensis Griscom, 1926 - Costa Rica and Panama.
- cochlearius Linnaeus, 1766 - E Panama to Guianas, and Amazonia S to NE Argentina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult bird perched on a branch, over the river (at night). Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil (ssp cochlearius)
Josep del Hoyo 4 August 2011 1 year ago 20 sec 3.4 -
Bird opn a branch over a small pool Locality Hato Piñero, Cojedes State, Venezuela (ssp cochlearius)
Anthony Laven 1 November 1996 3 years ago 40 sec 3.4 -
A bird hidden in the vegetation Locality San Blas, Nayarit State, Mexico (Northern) (ssp zeledoni)
Eldert Groenewoud 27 February 2007 5 years ago 21 sec 3.4 -
An alerted bird in a tree, calling once. Locality Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize District, Belize (ssp phillipsi)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 August 2005 6 years ago 4 sec 3.4 -
An adult in the nest Locality Chilamate, Sarapiquí, Heredia Province, Costa Rica (ssp panamensis)
Max Roth 31 March 2001 7 years ago 15 sec 3.4 -
A bird on a branch in a small mixed breeding colony. Locality Rio Lagartos, Yucatán State, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico (Southern) (ssp phillipsi)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 26 July 2005 6 years ago 12 sec 3.3
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An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 19 June 2010 2 years ago 3 -
An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 19 June 2010 2 years ago 3 -
An adult perched on a branch.
Locality Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain
gemma aznar 19 June 2010 2 years ago 3 -
Boat-billed Heron Juvenile, Bosque del Rio Tigre, Costa Rica
Locality Bosque del Rio Tigre Lodge, Osa Peninsula, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica (ssp panamensis)
Ron Flemal 29 January 2010 3 years ago 3 -
An interesting looking bird
Locality Caño Negro Wildlife Refuge, Arenal region, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica (ssp panamensis)
Rainer Mönke 25 March 2004 3 years ago 3 -
A bird in a tree by night
Locality Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil (ssp cochlearius)
Aleix Comas 24 August 2008 3 years ago 3
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Calls given by a juvenile, at night. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp cochlearius)
Josep del Hoyo 2 August 2011 1 year ago 4 -
A bird calling at night. Locality Fazenda Praia Alta, Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp cochlearius)
Josep del Hoyo 2 August 2011 1 year ago 3.7 -
Calls made during the early afternoon Locality Palo Verde National Park, Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
(ssp panamensis)
Joe Angseesing 2 April 2012 51 weeks ago 3
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