Range Description: Boat-billed Heron - Cochlearius cochlearius

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Caribbean - Resident year-round: 5,265 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 330,003 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 481,197 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 10,868,457 square km