Boat-billed Heron Skull Replica

Description

Boat-billed heron skull replica measures 4.5 x 1.7 x 1.6 inches. Cochlearius cochlearius skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1. Made in USA.

The boat-billed heron is a unique bird in the heron family. They live in warm swamps from Mexico down to Peru and Brazil. These night birds build nests and raise families in the swamp trees.

Females lay two to four eggs in a simple twig nest. Grown birds have pale gray to white feathers. The bird gets its name from the huge, broad scoop-like black beak.

New babies have green-yellow skin and soft gray feathers. They also have a drak top beak and green-yellow legs. Young birds look darker than their parents adn do not have any feathers on top of their heads.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Aves
• Order: Pelecaniformes
• Family: Ardeidae
• Subfamily: Tigriornithinae
• Genus: Cochlearius Brisson, 1760
• Species: C. cochlearius
• Binomial name: Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766)
• Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Motorhead, the boat-billed heron skull replica, built the fastest boat in the world and wants to scare the feathers off his friends. He invited them to the boat races this coming Saturday.

Scoop, the brown pelican replica, bought a red, white, and blue helmet for his safety just in case something goes awry on the water.

Snow White, the American white pelican replica, is already at the lake in the boat slathering on sunscreen.

Rose, the roseate spoonbill replica, is so nervous about the ride she is chugging Johnnie Walker straight. Hopefully she can get on the boat when it is time to race.