Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Java Almond

Ardea herodias compared with Canarium vulgare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Java Almond
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Ardeidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Ardea	Canarium
Species	Ardea herodias	Canarium vulgare

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Java Almond

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Java Almond
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Java Almond

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron (Ardea herodias) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.