Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs sharp fig

Ardea herodias compared with Ficus parietalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	sharp fig
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ardeidae	Moraceae
Genus	Ardea	Ficus
Species	Ardea herodias	Ficus parietalis

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

sharp fig

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	sharp fig
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).

sharp fig

Habitat

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

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.