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The Boatbill, Cochlearius cochlearius, is an odd bird related to the herons. It derives its name from its broad scoop-like bill.

It lives in mangrove swamps from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil.

It is nocturnal, and nests in trees, laying 2-4 eggs.

The Boatbill makes up one of the families in the order Ciconiiformes, which also includes other wading bird groups:

Ciconiiformes

• Ardeidae herons and bitterns
• Cochlearidae: Boatbill
• Balaenicipitidae Shoebill
• Scopidae HammerkopHammerkop : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes Scopidae Scopus umbretta Binomial name Scopus umbretta Gmelin, 1789 The Hammerkop Scopus umbretta is a medium sized (56cm) bird with a long shaggy crest. The shape of its head with a curved bill and c
• Ciconiidae: storkMycteria ''Anastomus ''Ciconia ''Ephippiorhynchus ''Jabiru ''Leptoptilos The storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long stout bills. They occur in most of the warmer regions of the world. They tend to live in drier habitats than thes
• Threskiornithidae ibisThreskiornis ''Pseudibis ''Bostrychia ''Theristicus ''Cercibis ''Mesembrinibis ''Phimosus ''Lophotibis ''Eudocimus ''Plegadis ''Geronticus Ibises are a group of long-legged wading birds in the family Threskiornithidae. They all have long downcurved bills,es and spoonbillSpoonbills Roseate Spoonbill : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Threskiornithidae Plateinae Genera and Platalea P. leucorodia P. minor P. alba P. regia P. flavipes Ajaia A. ajaja Spoonbills are a group of large long-legged wading birds in thes
• Phoenicopteridae flamingoFor the seminal American doo-wop group, best known for "I Only Have Eyes for You" ( 1959), see The Flamingos. Phoenicopterus roseus ''Phoenicopterus minor ''Phoenicopterus jamesi ''Phoenicopterus andinus ''Phoenicopterus chilensis ''Phoenicopterus ruber Fs

However, it is also often considered to be a heron in the family Ardeidae, rather than being given family status.