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Cocoi Heron

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Cocoi Heron

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Also known as Ardea cocoi

species of bird

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.

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Species

Least Concern

Cocoi heron

Species

  1. PhylumChordata
  2. ClassAves
  3. OrderCiconiiformes
  4. FamilyArdeidae
Observations14,134

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ardea
Image
GARZA MORA Ardea cocoi.jpg
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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.

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