Reserva Ecológica Costanera Sur

Sitio realizado por aficionados a la observación de aves desde 10 de enero 2006

Cocoi Heron - Ardea cocoi

Order: Pelecaniformes - Family: Ardeidae
Status: Resident - Frequent. Habitat: Ponds and marshes

All records since January 2014
Adult
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© Claudia y Tito Di Mauro
Crown and nape feathers, black. Rest of head, throat and neck, white. Black stripe on foreneck
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© J. Simón Tagtachian
White breast with Black pectoral flanks. Rest of underparts black. Thighs and undertail coverts white
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© J. Simón Tagtachian
Grey upperparts.
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© J. Simón Tagtachian
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© J. Simón Tagtachian
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© J. Simón Tagtachian
Alternate plumage: Long hindcrown, wings and breast feathers
Juvenile
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© RAP
Neck and underpats greyish
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© J. Simón Tagtachian
Garza mora/Cocoi Heron© J. Simón Tagtachian
Diet
pimelodus macalatus
garza mora JST (2)© J. Simón Tagtachian
With a catfish Pimelodus maculatus
loricárido© J. Simón Tagtachian
With an armoured catfish. It is impossible to determine the species -there are too many- at such a distance. They belong to the family Loricariidae.
More photographic records since January 2013