Herons, Bitterns

Boat-billed Heron

Cochlearius cochlearius

The Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) is a 643 g wetland bird that eats mostly fish and other water animals. It stays put all year.

Family

Herons, Bitterns

Order

Pelecaniformes

Weight

643 g

Habitat

Wetland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

18

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