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Cocoi heron

Ardea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766

LCLeast Concernbirds

The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species in the family Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.45 kg to 1.75 kg and live up to 24.4 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi)
Photo: Fernando Flores · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the cocoi heron

Weight
1.45 kg – 1.75 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
24.4 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
wetlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
25 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi)
Dario Niz · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the cocoi heron live?

Not recorded

What is the cocoi heron?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

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.

From the Wikipedia article “Cocoi heron” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cocoi_heron&oldid=1381475201), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the cocoi heron endangered?

The cocoi heron is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the cocoi heron classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPelecaniformes
  5. familyArdeidae
  6. genusArdea
  7. SpeciesArdea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766

Synonyms Ardea cocoi cocoi

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • American white-necked heronEnglish
  • South American white-necked heronEnglish
  • بلشون أعرجArabic
  • بلشون أمريكا الجنوبية أبيض العنقArabic
  • Южноамериканска чаплаBulgarian
  • bernat cocoiCatalan
  • volavka jihoamerickáCzech
  • crëyr gyddfwynWelsh
  • CocoihejreDanish
  • CocoireiherGerman
  • Cocoi-ReiherGerman
  • sudamerika ardeoEsperanto
  • Garza cucaSpanish
  • Garza moraSpanish
  • Garzón azulSpanish
  • koko-hallhaigurEstonian
  • eteläamerikanhaikaraFinnish
  • Héron cocoiFrench
  • Hoko guasuGuarani
  • crnokapa čapljaCroatian
  • kókuszgémHungarian
  • Airone cocoiItalian
  • ナンベイアオサギJapanese
  • エリジロサギJapanese
  • Pietų Amerikos garnysLithuanian
  • SokoireigerDutch
  • Zuidamerikaanse blauwe reigerDutch
  • cocoihegreNorwegian
  • czapla czarnobrzuchaPolish
  • garça-cocoiPortuguese
  • garça-mouraPortuguese
  • Южноамериканская цапляRussian
  • volavka kokoiSlovak
  • modrolica čapljaSlovenian
  • Kokoi čapljaSerbian
  • cocoihägerSwedish
  • Maskeli Gri BalıkçılTurkish
  • кокоїUkrainian
  • 黑冠白頸鷺Chinese
  • 黑冠白颈鹭Chinese

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Relatives of the cocoi heron

Other species in the same genus Ardea.

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Common questions

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How big is the cocoi heron?

An adult cocoi heron weighs 1.45 kg – 1.75 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the cocoi heron endangered?

The cocoi heron is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

How long does the cocoi heron live?

The cocoi heron has a recorded lifespan of 24.4 years.

What kind of animal is the cocoi heron?

The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) belongs to the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cocoi-heron

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BibTeX
@misc{cocoi_heron_2026,
  title = {Cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cocoi-heron},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}