Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)

Other Names (World)
Cocoi Heron, White-necked Heron (!)

Family
Ardeidae (Herons)

Size
97 - 127 cm

First Described (Guide)
Linnaeus, 1766

Habitat
Inland wetlands. From sea-level - 2,550 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay (B), Venezuela.

Vagrant to St Helena.

Most of southern America excluding Andes, from eastern Panama south to Ays�n (Chile) and Chubut (Argentina).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 100,000 - 1,000,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (19)...)

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) [XC11360]
by Daniel Gonz\u00e1lez Amat from Santo Antonio do Aracangua, Sao Paulo state, Brazil (call)

Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) [XC381844]
by id from Pouso Alegre, Mato Grosso, Brazil (call)

Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) and Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) - 10 files

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