Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Thin-leaf Pine

Ardea herodias compared with Pinus maximinoi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Thin-leaf Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Ardeidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Ardea	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Ardea herodias	Pinus maximinoi

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaf Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Thin-leaf Pine
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).

Thin-leaf Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.