Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs yellow willow

Ardea herodias compared with Salix lutea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	yellow willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Ardeidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Ardea	Salix
Species	Ardea herodias	Salix lutea

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

yellow willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	yellow willow
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).

yellow willow

Habitat

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

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.