Great Blue/Cocoi Heron vs paddle grass

Ardea herodias compared with Halophila decipiens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	paddle grass
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Pelecaniformes (Pelikanlar)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Ardeidae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Ardea	Halophila
Species	Ardea herodias	Halophila decipiens

Conservation Status

Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

LC — Least Concern

paddle grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Blue/Cocoi Heron	paddle grass
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).

paddle grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.