Dictionary Definition
boatbill n : tropical American heron related to
night herons [syn: boat-billed
heron, broadbill,
Cochlearius
cochlearius]
Extensive Definition
Boatbill could refer to any of the following
birds:
- the Boat-billed Heron, Cochlearius cochlearius
- either of the two boatbills in the genus Machaerirhynchus:
- Black-breasted Boatbill, M. nigripectus
- Yellow-breasted Boatbill, M. flaviventer