This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The boat-billed heron, aka boatbill, can be found in mangrove swamps in Mexico, south to Peru, Brazil, and northeastern Argentina. They have been placed in the heron family but were originally placed in the Cochleariidae family. Even though their populations are decreasing, they have a healthy population and thus are […]

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