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OverviewAI-generated
The Cocoi Heron (*Ardea cocoi*) is a species of bird within the family Ardeidae and order Ciconiiformes. It belongs to the genus *Ardea* and is classified under the class Aves and phylum Chordata. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1766 and holds an accepted taxonomic status. Common names for this organism include Cocoi Heron, Cocoireiher, Garza cuca, and crëyr gyddfwyn.
Its range includes Brazil, South America, and Belém. The IUCN Red List assesses its conservation status as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2021. Reproductive data indicates a litter size of 2.8 and an egg incubation period of 27 days. The species has been the subject of 14,134 observations on iNaturalist.
Synthesized by Vinony from 27 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, WoRMS, IUCN Red List, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Species
Least ConcernCocoi heron
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCiconiiformes
- FamilyArdeidae
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Ardea cocoi
- taxon name
- Ardea cocoi
- taxon common name
- garça-cocoi
- litter size
- 2.8
- egg incubation period
- 27
- taxon range
- Belém
- short name
- A. cocoi
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Encyclopedic overview
The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pale grey plumage with a darker grey crest. A carnivore, it hunts fish and crustaceans in shallow water.
Taxonomy and evolution
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cocoi Heron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.