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A Boat-billed Heron peering out from between glossy mangrove leaves, its broad bill and large dark eye in close-up
Species

Boat-billed Heron

Garza Cucharón
Cochlearius cochlearius
Family
Ardeidae
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern
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01Field notes

Roosts by day deep in dense mangroves and comes out at night to feed, its large eyes suited to the dark. The broad bill scoops up fish, shrimp and frogs at the water's edge.

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