Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusCochlearius
- SpeciesCochlearius cochlearius (Boat-billed Heron)
Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park
Agami Heron
Agamia agami
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Bare-throated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma mexicanum
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Fasciated Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma fasciatum
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
Rufescent Tiger Heron
Tigrisoma lineatum
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Boat-billed Heron in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Boat-billed Heron sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Boat-billed Heron in Tenorio Volcano National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Boat-billed Heron in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.