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Side-by-Side Comparison

คุณสมบัติ	Boat-billed Heron	Forest Bittern
ชื่อวิทยาศาสตร์	Cochlearius cochlearius	Zonerodius heliosylus
อันดับ	Pelecaniformes	Pelecaniformes
วงศ์ตระกูล	Ardeidae	Ardeidae
สถานะการอนุรักษ์	Least Concern	Near Threatened
ความยาว	—	—
กว้างปีก	52.9 cm (20.8 in)	60.6 cm (23.9 in)
น้ำหนัก	644.0 g (22.72 oz)	802.0 g (28.29 oz)
อาหาร	--	--
จำนวนไข่	1-4	--
Population Trend	—	—

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Habitat Comparison

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Boat-billed Heron only

🏖️ Coastal

Forest Bittern only

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สถานะการอนุรักษ์

Least Concern

Boat-billed Heron

Near Threatened

Forest Bittern

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About These Birds

Boat-billed Heron

The Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) is one of the most morphologically distinctive members of the family Ardeidae, so unusual in appearance that it was formerly placed in its own monotypic family, Cochleariidae. The feature that immediately sets this species apart is its extraordinarily broad, flat, scoop-shaped bill, which is wider than it is long and resembles an upturned boat hull — a structure unlike any other heron bill. Adults have a black cap and crest, pale gray to white breast …

Forest Bittern

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