Cocoi Heron
Ardea cocoi
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusArdea (Great Herons and Egrets)
- SpeciesArdea cocoi (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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoi Heron sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Caroni Swamp
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
Boat-billed Heron
Cochlearius cochlearius
Pinnated Bittern
Botaurus pinnatus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cocoi Heron in Caroni Swamp?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cocoi Heron sighting in Caroni Swamp, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cocoi Heron in Caroni Swamp?
January has the highest sighting rate for Cocoi Heron in Caroni Swamp in our monthly data.