Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoiLinnaeus, C, 1766
English (US) Cocoi Heron
The Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: widespread South America (excluding the Andes)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ardea cocoi
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cocoi Heron
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Cocoi
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1766
- Type locality
- Cayenne.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.237
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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