Birds more specific to mangrove communities are roseate spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja), white-fronted parrot (Amazona albifrons), blue winged teal (Anas discors), common black hawk (Buteogallus anthracinus), muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), boat-billed heron (Cochlearius Cochlearius), and mangrove warbler (Dendroica petechia). From Wordnik.com. [Mosquitia-Nicaraguan Caribbean Coast mangroves] Reference
Approximately 280 species of aquatic birds also depend on the habitat provided by mangroves and their surroundings for feeding purposes including cormorant (Phalacrocorax spp.), wood stork (Mycteria americana), boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearia), white egret (Egretta alba egretta), and snowy egret (Egretta thula). From Wordnik.com. [Ría Lagartos mangroves] Reference
Other endangered or vulnerable birds that have been observed in mangroves of this ecoregion are the long-winged harrier (Circus buffoni), the dark-billed cuckoo (Coccizus melacoriphus), the boat-billed heron (Cochlearius Cochlearius), the striped-backed bittern (Ixobrychus involucris), the masked duck (Oxyura dominica), the red-capped cardinal (Paroaria gularis migrogenis) and the osprey (Pandion haliaetus), a boreal winter visitor. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Venezuelan mangroves] Reference
Boat-billed heron (Cochlearius Cochlearius). From Wordnik.com. [Guianan mangroves] Reference
Cochlearius Cochlearius. From Wordnik.com. [BIRDS ETCETERA] Reference
Other birds most specific to mangroves include roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja), gray-necked wood rail (Aramides cajanea), rufous-necked wood rail (A. axillaris), mangrove black-hawk (Buteogallus subtilis), green-backed heron (Butorides striatus), Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata), boat-billed heron (Cochlearius Cochlearius), white ibis (Eudocimus albus), Amazon kingfisher (Chloroceryle amazona), mangrove cuckoo (Coccyzus minor), mangrove warbler (Dendroica petechia), and black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus) just to name a few. From Wordnik.com. [Moist Pacific Coast mangroves] Reference
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