Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Large-headed Flatbill

Ardea herodias compared with Ramphotrigon megacephalum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Large-headed Flatbill
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Aves (Birds)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Ardeidae	Tyrannidae
Genus	Ardea	Ramphotrigon
Species	Ardea herodias	Ramphotrigon megacephalum

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron and Large-headed Flatbill share a common ancestor at the Class level: Aves. (Birds)

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Large-headed Flatbill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Large-headed Flatbill
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).

Large-headed Flatbill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇳🇴 Norway 🇻🇪 Venezuela