Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Monotypic
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, Guy M. Kirwan, Sergio Arias, Peter F. D. Boesman, Bianca Bosarreyes, Tatiana Galluppi, Cristina Marqués Ferri, Ellie C. Olsen, Peter Pyle, David Rodríguez, and Kate Sheehan
Version: 1.1 — Published March 7, 2025
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Южноамериканска чапла |
| Catalan | bernat cocoi |
| Croatian | crnokapa čaplja |
| Czech | volavka jihoamerická |
| Dutch | Sokoireiger |
| English | Cocoi Heron |
| English (United States) | Cocoi Heron |
| Estonian | koko-hallhaigur |
| Finnish | eteläamerikanhaikara |
| French | Héron cocoi |
| French (Canada) | Héron cocoi |
| German | Cocoireiher |
| Japanese | ナンベイアオサギ |
| Norwegian | cocoihegre |
| Polish | czapla czarnobrzucha |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | garça-moura |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garça-moura |
| Russian | Южноамериканская цапля |
| Serbian | Kokoi čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka kokoi |
| Slovenian | Modrolica čaplja |
| Spanish | Garza Cuca |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Garza Mora |
| Spanish (Chile) | Garza cuca |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Garzón Cocoi |
| Spanish (Panama) | Garza Cocoi |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Garza mora |
| Spanish (Peru) | Garza Cuca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garza cuca |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Garza Mora |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Garza Morena |
| Swedish | cocoihäger |
| Turkish | Maskeli Gri Balıkçıl |
| Ukrainian | Кокої |
Revision Notes
S. Arias, B. Bosarreyes, T. Galluppi, C. Marqués Ferri, E. C. Olsen, D. Rodríguez, and K. Sheehan made a partial update of this account in the "Updating Waterbirds Accounts in Birds of the World" at the Waterbird Society & Pacific Seabird Group 2025 Joint Meeting, adding contents to the "Diet and Foraging," "Behavior," and "Demography and Populations" sections. Peter F. D. Boesman revised the "Sounds and Vocal Behavior" section. Peter Pyle revised the "Plumages, Molts, and Structure" section. Fernando Medrano edited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Maria G. Smith did a final copyedit.
Ardea cocoi Linnaeus, 1766
PROTONYM:
Ardea Cocoi
Linnaeus, 1766. Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1], p.237.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cayenne.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- ARDEA
- cocoes / cocoi
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