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Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Brazil.January 155, February 115, March 131, April 184, May 201, June 336, July 386, August 426, September 292, October 261, November 187, December 180.
Brazil2,854
Argentina2,184
Mato Grosso903
Sao Paulo854
Buenos Aires823
Colombia648
Chile633
Ecuador519
Santa Fe487
Peru472

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
GenusGreat Herons and Egrets · Ardea

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