Unusual records of Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766) (Aves: Ardeidae) in the Andes of Ecuador

Elisa Bonaccorso; Daniela Bahamonde-Vinueza; Carlos Cajas-Bermeo; Hector Cadena-Ortiz

doi:10.15560/10.3.687

Check List 10(3): 687-688, doi: 10.15560/10.3.687

Unusual records of Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766) (Aves: Ardeidae) in the Andes of Ecuador

Daniela Bahamonde-Vinueza^‡, Hector Cadena-Ortiz^‡, Carlos Cajas-Bermeo^§, Elisa Bonaccorso^|

‡ Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Ecuador§ Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Ecuador| Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Ecuador

Corresponding author: Elisa Bonaccorso ( eliszb@ku.edu )

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Citation: Bonaccorso E, Bahamonde-Vinueza D, Cajas-Bermeo C, Cadena-Ortiz H (2014) Unusual records of Cochlearius cochlearius (Linnaeus, 1766) (Aves: Ardeidae) in the Andes of Ecuador. Check List 10(3): 687-688. https://doi.org/10.15560/10.3.687

Abstract

We report two high altitude sightings of Boat-billed Heron in the Andes of Ecuador. Based on identification and the localities were the sightings were reported, we suggest that both individuals belong to the Amazonian population of this species.

Keywords

Aves; Ardeidae