Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Wire With

Ardea herodias compared with Desmodium axillare

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Wire With
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Ardeidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ardea	Desmodium
Species	Ardea herodias	Desmodium axillare

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

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LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Wire With
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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).

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Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.