Boat-billed heron
Statut U.I.C.N
Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature
- lc Préoccupation mineure
- nt Quasi menacé
- vu Vulnérable
- en En danger
- cr En danger critique
- ew Éteint dans la nature
- ex Éteint
Carte d'identité
- Classe :
- Birds
- Ordre :
- Pelecaniformes
- Famille :
- Ardeidae
- Genre :
- Cochlearius
- Espèce :
- cochlearius
- Taille moyenne
- 50 cm
- Poids
- 600 to 700 g
- Gestation
- Incubation: 25 to 30 days
2 to 4 eggs per clutch - Habitat
- Mangroves, marshes, wetlands and tropical forests
- Régime
- Carnivore
The astonishing fisher of the mangroves
Its bill is extremely sensitive to touch and snaps open at the slightest contact with prey under the water.
Threats and conservation
The boat-billed heron is threatened by the destruction of wetlands, the degradation of mangroves and water pollution. To protect it, pollution in aquatic environments is limited, the tranquillity of nesting sites is preserved and the species is present in several protected areas.
Fun fact
The boat-billed heron has an enormous, broad, flat bill that looks like a giant spoon, which is also why it is called the “spoon-billed” heron.
