Bernard Castelein / Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), Pampas del Yacuma Protected Area, Bolivia

Claudio Contreras / Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), near Bahia Cacaluta, Bahias de Huatulco National Park, Oaxaca, southern Mexico.

Tony Heald / Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) perching portrait, Pantanal, Brazil

Gerrit Vyn / Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) perched, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. July.

Gerrit Vyn / Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) perched on mangrove, Ria Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. July.

Ben Cranke / Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) perched at the river's edge, Mato Grosso, Pantanal, Brazil. August.

Tim Laman / Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) next to Anangu lagoon in Yasuni National Park, Orellana Province, Ecuador, July.

Roland Seitre / Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius). La Marina Wildlife Rescue Center, Costa Rica.

John Cancalosi / Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) perched. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.

John Cancalosi / Boat-billed Heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) perched. Costa Rican tropical rainforest.

Daniel Heuclin / Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) breeding pair, on nest in tree branch, French Guiana, August

Claudio Contreras / Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius) on nest, Tamaulipas, northeast Mexico, June