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boat-billed heron

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Also known as: Cochlearius cochlearius, boatbill

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In heron
Another night heron is the boat-billed heron, or boatbill (Cochlearius cochlearius), of Central and South America, placed by some authorities in its own family (Cochleariidae).
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ciconiiforms

In ciconiiform: Critical appraisal
…except that some place the boat-billed heron (Cochlearius) in its own family, Cochleariidae. Skeletal and DNA analyses point to four natural groups of herons often defined as subfamilies: the day herons (Ardeinae), night herons (Nycticoracinae, which also includes the boat-billed heron, Cochlearius), tiger herons (Tigrisomatinae), and bitterns (Botaurinae, which includes…
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