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Information about the Boat-Billed Heron: The Boat-Billed Heron Heron – sometimes just called a “boatbill” is an atypical member of the heron family. It was formerly thought to be in a monotypic family, Cochlearidae but has since been moved into family Ardeidae. It’s native the warm mangrove swamps from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil. It is a nocturnal bird, and breeds semi-colonially in mangrove trees, laying 2-4 bluish white eggs in a twig nest. The boat-billed heron is about 21 inches long (54 cm). The massive broad scoop-like bill, which gives rise to this species’ name, is mainly black. This wading birds feeds on primarily on fish, rodents, eggs, crustaceans, insects and amphibians. The poster is printed on matte, museum-quality paper with Giclée printing quality: • Paper thickness: 10.3 mil • Paper weight: 5.6 oz/y² (192 g/m²) • Opacity: 94% Buy a Digital Download
