| Cocoi Heron | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Ardea |
| Species: | A. cocoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ardea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766 |
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The Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi) is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela. It is a non-breeding visitor to Trinidad and Tobago and a vagrant to the Falkland Islands and Tristan da Cunha. Its natural habitats are rivers, swamps, and freshwater lakes.
It is a large heron which can measure 95–127 cm (37–50 in) in length, stand up to 130 cm (51 in) in height and weigh 1.5–2.5 kg (3.3–5.5 lb).[1]