the boat-billed heron (cochlearius cochlearius)

bird animal wildlife beak nature wing branch seabird waterbird zoo shorebird gull heron boat-billed cochlearius atypical member family lives mangrove swamps mexico south peru brazil america animal animals avian beak beautiful bill billed bird black blue boat boat billed heron boat-billed boatbill brown central central closeup cochlearius costa rica environment eye feather feathers gray green head mangrove nature one ornithology outdoor perched plumage portrait predator prey tropical wader water waterfowl wetland white wild