- Cocoi Heron
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Cocoi Heron 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae Genus: Ardea Species: A. cocoi Binomial name Ardea cocoi
Linnaeus, 1766The Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a non-breeding visitor to Trinidad and Tobago and a vagrant to the Falkland Islands and Tristan da Cunha. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes.
It is a large heron which can measure 95–127 cm (37–50 in) in length, stand up to 130 cm (51 in) in height and weigh 1.5–2.5 kg (3.3–5.5 lb).[1]
References
- ^ CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses by John B. Dunning Jr. (Editor). CRC Press (1992), ISBN 978-0849342585.
- BirdLife International (2008). Ardea cocoi. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 February 2009. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern.
Categories:- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Ardea
- Birds of Argentina
- Birds of Bolivia
- Birds of Brazil
- Birds of Chile
- Birds of Colombia
- Birds of Ecuador
- Birds of French Guiana
- Birds of Guyana
- Birds of Panama
- Birds of Paraguay
- Birds of Peru
- Birds of Suriname
- Birds of Uruguay
- Birds of Venezuela
- Bird stubs
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