The cocoi heron is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pale grey plumage with a darker grey crest. A carnivore, it hunts fish and crustaceans in shallow water. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1766
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Ardea Cocoi
Type locality:
Cayenne.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/241/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
B49AB61348C178BD
Avibase ID:
avibase-B49AB613
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B49AB613
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174783
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): White-necked Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): White-necked Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): White-necked Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): White-necked Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): White-necked Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Héron cocoi ( Ardea cocoi) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Héron cocoi ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 1st edition: White-necked Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2021: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2022: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2023: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2024: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 3rd edition: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 4th edition: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2015: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2016: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2017: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2018: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Clements, version 2019: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 1.50: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 1.52: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 1.53: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 1.54: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 1.55: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2015: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2016: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2017: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2018: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2019: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2021: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2022: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2023: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
eBird version 2024: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ardea cocoi |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ardea cocoi |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ardea cocoi |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Cocoi Heron ( Ardea cocoi) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ardea cocoi |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ardea cocoi |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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