Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Lined Hooktail

Ardea herodias compared with Paragomphus lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Lined Hooktail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Ardeidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Ardea	Paragomphus
Species	Ardea herodias	Paragomphus lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron and Lined Hooktail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Lined Hooktail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Lined Hooktail
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).

Lined Hooktail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.