Ardea [cocoi x alba] (Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid))

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Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)

Ardea [cocoi x alba]

Classification

Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   null
Scientific:
  Ardea [cocoi x alba]

Original description

Citation:

Reference:

Protonym:

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
233915DC09B77C70

Avibase ID:
avibase-233915DC

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/233915DC

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Cocoi Heron x Great Egret (hybrid)
Afrikaans:
Grootwit- x Blouwangreier (kruising)
Bulgarian:
Голяма бяла x Южноамериканска чапла (хибрид)
Catalan:
agró blanc x bernat cocoi (híbrid)
Czech:
volavka bílá x jihoamerická (hybrid)
Danish:
Sølvhejre x Cocoihejre (hybrid)
German:
Silber- x Cocoireiher (Hybrid)
Spanish:
Garceta Grande x Garza Cuca (híbrido)
Spanish (Spain):
Garceta grande x Garza cuca (híbrido)
Estonian:
hõbehaigur x koko-hallhaigur (värd)
Finnish:
jalohaikara x eteläamerikanhaikara (risteymä)
French:
Hybride Grande Aigrette x Héron cocoi
Croatian:
velika bijela x crnokapa čaplja (hibrid)
Dutch:
Grote zilverreiger x Sokoireiger (kruising)
Norwegian:
egretthegre x cocoihegre (hybrid)
Polish:
czapla biała x czarnobrzucha (mieszaniec)
Portuguese (Brazil):
garça-branca-grande x garça-moura (híbrido)
Slovak:
beluša veľká x volavka kokoi (kríženec)
Slovenian:
Velika bela x Modrolica čaplja (križanec)
Serbian:
Velika bela čaplja x kokoi čaplja (hibrid)
Swedish:
ägretthäger x cocoihäger (hybrid)
Turkish:
Büyük Ak x Maskeli Gri Balıkçıl

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cocoi Heron x Great Egret (hybrid) ( Ardea [cocoi x alba])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cocoi Heron x Great Egret (hybrid) ( Ardea [cocoi x alba])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Cocoi Heron x Great Egret (hybrid) ( Ardea [cocoi x alba])
eBird version 2023: Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid) ( Ardea alba x cocoi)
eBird version 2024: Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid) ( Ardea alba x cocoi)
eBird version 2025: Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid) ( Ardea alba x cocoi)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: hybrid

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Other related concepts

Ardea cocoi (hybrid)
Ardea alba [alba, melanorhynchos or egretta] (hybrid)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Grootwit- x Blouwangreier (kruising)
Bulgarian: Голяма бяла x Южноамериканска чапла (хибрид)
Catalan: agró blanc x bernat cocoi (híbrid)
Czech: volavka bílá x jihoamerická (hybrid)
Danish: Sølvhejre x Cocoihejre (hybrid)
German: Silber- x Cocoireiher (Hybrid)
English: Cocoi Heron x Great Egret (hybrid), Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
[ENAV]: Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
English (United Kingdom): Great White Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
English, HBW: Great White Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
[ENHK]: Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
English (IOC): Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
English (Kenya): Great White Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
English (New Zealand): White x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
English (UAE): Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
English (United States): Great Egret x Cocoi Heron (hybrid)
Spanish: Garceta Grande x Garza Cuca (híbrido)
Spanish (Spain): Garceta grande x Garza cuca (híbrido)
Spanish (Uruguay): Garza Blanca Grande x Garza Mora (Híbrido)
Estonian: hõbehaigur x koko-hallhaigur (värd)
Finnish: jalohaikara x eteläamerikanhaikara (risteymä)
French: Hybride Grande Aigrette x Héron cocoi, Hybride Héron cocoi x Grande Aigrette
Croatian: velika bijela x crnokapa čaplja (hibrid)
Scientific: Ardea [alba x cocoi], Ardea [cocoi x alba], Ardea alba x cocoi, Ardea cocoi x alba
Dutch: Grote zilverreiger x Sokoireiger (kruising)
Norwegian: egretthegre x cocoihegre (hybrid)
Polish: czapla biała x czarnobrzucha (mieszaniec)
Portuguese (Brazil): garça-branca-grande x garça-moura (híbrido)
Slovak: beluša veľká x volavka kokoi (kríženec)
Slovenian: Velika bela x Modrolica čaplja (križanec)
Serbian: Velika bela čaplja x kokoi čaplja (hibrid)
Swedish: ägretthäger x cocoihäger (hybrid)
Turkish: Büyük Ak x Maskeli Gri Balıkçıl