boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), grey heron (Ardea cinerea) Description
Français : Planche N°73 dessinée par Edouard Traviés provenant du livre "Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation" par Georges Cuvier (Tome 4), seconde édition de 1828, représentant :
-en haut : Savacou (Cochlearius cochlearius) = boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius)
-en bas : Héron commun (Ardea major) = grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
Date 26 April 2013, 08:49:12
Author Rvalette
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cuvier-73-Savacou_et_H%C3%A9ron_commun.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.
The grey heron (Ardea cinerea) is a long-legged predatory wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern parts migrate southwards in autumn.