Ardea cocoi
- 65.4 × 46.5 mm
- Clutch: 3 eggs
Breeds in Panama and South America (13 countries)
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
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Central America: PanamaSouth America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
Pale sky blue, unmarked (some paler speckles/whitish traces).
Sources of information
- Size
- Average of 25 eggs: Schönwetter, M. 1960–1992. Handbuch der Oologie (ed. W. Meise), Lieferung 2. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin., p. 88.
- Description
- IUCN-SSC Heron Specialist Group, Herons of the World: Cocoi Heron; related: Hellebrekers 1942, Revision of the Penard oölogical collection from Surinam (Zool. Meded. 24).
Drawing checked against a photo: de la Peña 2025, Aves Argentinas tomo 6, p. 217. - Shape
- Drawn from the length and width, with the taper estimated from the typical eggs of its group (how these eggs are drawn).
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