| Cocoi heron | |
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| In the Pantanal, Brazil | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Ardea |
| Species: | A. cocoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ardea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766
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| Global range | |
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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Ardea cocoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22697001A93597705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22697001A93597705.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.