Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Spangle Waxcap

Ardea herodias compared with Hygrocybe insipida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Spangle Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ardeidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Ardea	Hygrocybe
Species	Ardea herodias	Hygrocybe insipida

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Spangle Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Spangle Waxcap
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).

Spangle Waxcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.