Cocoi Heron (Ardea cocoi)
About the Cocoi Heron
The cocoi heron (Ardea cocoi) 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. The cocoi heron was originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1766 12th edition of Systema Naturae. The cocoi heron forms a superspecies with the similar Afro-Eurasian grey heron and North and Central American great blue heron, with all of these species showing similar skeletal morphology. The origin of its species name is unknown, but may be related to the common name in Chile cuca, which in turn denotes the bird's call note. It is more widely known in South America as garza mora or "black heron".
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 73 recordings for this species: 11 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasrecording
- Great EgretArdea albarecording
- Grey HeronArdea cinerearecording
- Intermediate EgretArdea intermediarecording
- Purple HeronArdea purpurearecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.