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2. Boat-billed heron - Wikipedia

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   The boat-billed heron grows to about 54 cm (21 in) long. Adults are pale grey to white in color, with chestnut-colored abdomens and black flanks. The massive, broad, scoop-like bill, which gives rise to this species' name, is mainly black. This bird is also adorned with a crest which is thought to be used in mate attraction as it is larger in ...

3. Yellow-breasted boatbill - Wikipedia

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   The yellow-breasted boatbill is a distinctive bird that is small in size and stature ranging from 11 cm to 12.5 cm. On average they weigh around 9-10g. [5] Its black bill is large relative to its body and is wide, long and flat resembling the shape of a boat, hence the bird’s name.

4. Boat-tailed grackle - Wikipedia

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   The boat-tailed grackle was first described by French naturalist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1819. Its specific epithet major means "larger" in Latin. Despite its restricted range, there are four subspecies of the boat-tailed grackle, differing in size and iris color. The boat-tailed grackle was once considered the same species as the great-tailed ...

5. Boatbill - Wikipedia

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   Boatbill can refer to a number of bird species: the boat-billed heron, Cochlearius cochlearius; the boat-billed flycatcher, Megarynchus pitangua; either of the two boatbills in the genus Machaerirhynchus: Black-breasted boatbill, M. nigripectus; Yellow-breasted boatbill, M. flaviventer

6. Bird scarer - Wikipedia

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   Sonic bird repellers are not effective; the birds quickly acclimate to them. Usually consisting of a central unit and several speakers, the system emits digitally recorded distress calls of birds, and, in some cases, calls of predators of the target species. Some emitters randomize pitch, magnitude, time interval, sound sequence and other ...

7. Cormorant fishing - Wikipedia

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   To control the birds, the fishermen tie a loose snare near the base of the bird's throat. The snare does not stop the bird from swallowing small fish, but prevents the bird from swallowing larger fish, which are held temporarily in their gullet. When a cormorant has caught a fish in its throat, the fisherman brings the bird back to the boat and ...