Cocoi heron

Cocoi heron
In the Pantanal, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Species:
A. cocoi
Binomial name
Ardea cocoi
Linnaeus, 1766
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.

  1. ^ 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.