Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs maquei

Ardea herodias compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron is Least Concern while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Ardeidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Ardea	Aristotelia
Species	Ardea herodias	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	maquei
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).

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.

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 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States