Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Species code: Pt

Ardea herodias compared with Phyllospadix torreyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Species code: Pt
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Ardeidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Ardea	Phyllospadix
Species	Ardea herodias	Phyllospadix torreyi

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Species code: Pt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Species code: Pt
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).

Species code: Pt

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.