Herons (Ardeidae)
Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) - HBW 1, p. 406
French: Héron mélanocéphale
German: Schwarzhalsreiher
Spanish: Garza Cabecinegra
Taxonomy: Ardea melanocephala Anon. = Vigors and Children, 1826, no locality; ? near Lake Chad.
Forms superspecies with A. humbloti. Monotypic.
Distribution: Africa S of Sahara, from Senegal to Ethiopia and S to South Africa.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird looking for food Locality Buhoma, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 8 September 2006 4 years ago 35 sec 4.7 -
A bird walking on the ground in a village Locality Bugisi, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Marc de Bont 4 October 2007 3 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
An adult bird in the nest with two chicks, begging for food Locality Himeville, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2000 4 years ago 30 sec 4.6 -
A bird relieving its pair in the nest in a tree Locality Masaka, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 14 September 2006 4 years ago 43 sec 4.6 -
A bird in a dam, going to drink Locality Imi, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 5 December 2005 5 years ago 36 sec 3.7 -
An adult walking Locality Amboseli National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 18 August 2000 9 years ago 28 sec 3.7
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Black-headed Heron with marsh snake in bill
Locality Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
ingwe24 26 September 2007 2 years ago 4.4 -
Perching on trees in a huge flock
Locality Waza National Park, Far North Province, Cameroon
Marco Valentini 5 January 2011 12 weeks ago 4.3 -
An adult standing on the top of tree Locality Barberspan Bird Sanctuary, North West Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 4 April 2011 7 weeks ago 3.8 -
An adult in flight Locality Barberspan Bird Sanctuary, North West Province, South Africa
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 31 March 2011 7 weeks ago 3.6 -
Bird in flight Locality Gauteng Province, South Africa
ossewa 24 July 2011 10 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird trying to cool in the midday heat.
Locality Akaki Wetlands, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Stefan Helming 22 March 2009 2 years ago 3.4
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