Boat-billed Heron

Cochlearius cochlearius - Savacou huppé

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

Savacou huppé
adult
Savacou huppé
immature

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

Savacou huppé
juvenile

Habitat

Savacou huppé
immature

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

Geographic range

Distribution

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

Sources of information

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