Agami Heron

Speer Heron ( Agamia agami )

The spear Heron ( Agamia agami ) is a wading bird of the heron family ( Ardeidae ) and the only member of the genus Agamia.

Features

The spear heron is a medium-sized heron with a body length of about 70 cm. For a heron he has very short legs, but a very long beak. This shape makes it distinctive. Neck and body are chestnut brown, dyed green wings. Adult birds have black to dark brown feathers on the head and on the back of the neck. At the upper end of the neck protrudes a long, silvery- white feather. The beak and legs are yellowish.

Occurrence

He is a sedentary bird and comes from Central America to Brazil and Peru before. It inhabits water-rich forests and wooded swamps. However, it is rare in its area of ​​distribution.

Behavior

The spear heron breeds from June to September in some quite large colonies, often in the company of Kahn beaks. Its nest is made of twigs and branches, and is built in water nearby trees. The female usually lays two eggs of a bluish color. The rest of the year he behaves but shy and solitary. It hunts for fish in shallow water, but he disdains not also amphibians, small reptiles and mollusks.