Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs Lesser Crestwort

Ardea herodias compared with Lophocolea minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Lesser Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (Lumut hati)
Class	Aves (burung)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Ardeidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Ardea	Lophocolea
Species	Ardea herodias	Lophocolea minor

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Crestwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	Lesser Crestwort
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).

Lesser Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.