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boat-billed heron, boatbill (Cochlearius cochlearius)
Subject: boat-billed heron, boatbill (Cochlearius cochlearius)
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Musei Leveriani explicatio, anglica et latina (1792) (14747534424).jpg
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boat-billed heron, boatbill (Cochlearius cochlearius)


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The Boat Bill, Cancroma cochlearia, now Cochlearius cochlearius
Title: Musei Leveriani explicatio, anglica et latina
Year: 1792 (1790s)
Authors: Shaw, George, 1751-1813 Ryley, Charles Reuben, 1752?-1798, ill Reinagle, Philip, 1749-1833, ill Stone, Sarah, ca. 1760-1844, ill Skelton, William, 1763-1848, engraver Edwards, Sydenham, 1769?-1819, engraver
Subjects: Lever, Ashton, Sir, 1729-1788 Leverian Museum (London, England) Zoology Natural history museums Mammals Birds
Date 1792
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14747534424/
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/museileverianiex121792shaw/museileverianiex121792shaw#page/n299/mode/1up
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Musei_Leveriani_explicatio,_anglica_et_latina_(1792)_(14747534424).jpg

The boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), colloquially known as the boatbill, is an atypical member of the heron family, and was formerly thought to be in a monotypic family, Cochlearidae. It lives in mangrove swamps from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil.

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Scientific Name: Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms: Cochlearius cochlearia (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common Names: Boat-billed Heron, Boatbill, Garza cucharón [Spanish], Savacou huppé [French]
French: Savacou huppé German: Kahnschnabel Spanish: Martinete cucharón
Taxonomy: Cancroma Cochlearia Linnaeus, 1766, Cayenne.

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