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Cochlearius cochlearius
One of the 4 night herons found in Belize, best identified by its boat shaped bill and huge black eyes
They always look a bit bashful and embarrassed as if that beak is something to be ashamed of
Spotted on Dec 26, 2012
Submitted on Jan 11, 2013
6 Comments
Ashish, I cannot even imagine! Kerry, it really is cool - cute and so bashful looking. Telse, yes!
What a great looking bird. Would be really wonderful to see in the wild.
They are very beautiful in such breeding form...
Wow! What a kewl looking Bird.
I agree! I was in an almost continual state of awe throughout the entire trip. I still have our snorkling photos and the Belize zoo photos. The Belize zoo is small, but really quite wonderful. All native species. All had been rescued. They have a large number of albino coatis(kind of odd looking, really) and several lovely jags as well as the other cats
Such a cool looking bird! You're so fortunate to have been able to travel and see so many wonderful species.