boatbill

noun

• 1 (also boat-billed heron) a small Central and South American heron with a broad flattened bill and a prominent black crest.

  • Cochlearius cochlearius, family Ardeidae

• 2a flycatcher that has a very broad flattened bill with a hooked tip, found mainly in New Guinea. Also called flatbill flycatcher.

  • Genus Machaerirhynchus, family Monarchidae: two species