Ardea cocoi Linnaeus 1766 (cocoi heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Belongs to Ardea according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Ardea alba, Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brachyrhyncha, Ardea brunhuberi, Ardea cinerea, Ardea effosa, Ardea formosa, Ardea goliath, Ardea herodias, Ardea humbloti, Ardea insignis, Ardea intermedia, Ardea latipes, Ardea lignitum, Ardea melanocephala, Ardea modesta, Ardea pacifica, Ardea paloccidentalis, Ardea piveteaui, Ardea plumifera, Ardea polkensis, Ardea purpurea, Ardea sumatrana
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: found only at Talara Tar Seeps (Quaternary of Peru)
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