Herons (Ardeidae)
Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) - HBW 1, p. 410
French: Aigrette ardoisée
German: Glockenreiher
Spanish: Garceta Azabache
Taxonomy: Ardea ardesiaca Wagler, 1827, Senegambia.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Africa S of Sahara except Congo Basin and arid area around Kalahari; also found in Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in the water Locality Vaal Dam Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2001 5 years ago 13 sec 4.9 -
waiting for a fish Locality Kotu Creek, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Daniêl Jimenez 22 December 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 4.5 -
A bird covering its head with the wings for fishing Locality Vaal Dam Nature Reserve, Gauteng Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 December 2001 5 years ago 39 sec 4.5 -
A bird canopy feeding. Locality Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 16 September 2011 1 year ago 22 sec 4.3 -
A bird performing Canopy Feeding, a technique typical of this species Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 20 December 2005 6 years ago 32 sec 3.8 -
bird performing "canopy feeding" Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Hector Ceballos-Lascurain 13 July 2009 24 weeks ago 19 sec 3.3
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The heron in it's famous position, looking for prey
Locality Kotu Creek, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia (Monotypic species)
Photo-ay 21 February 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
A adult foraging in typical fashion in shallow water.
Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 4 February 2009 20 weeks ago 4.1 -
An adult foraging in shallow water.
Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 4 February 2009 20 weeks ago 4 -
Black Heron in fishing pose
Locality Casino Cycle Track, Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia
Paul Cools 3 February 2012 33 weeks ago 4 -
Canopy feeding.
Locality Kotu, Banjul, The Gambia
Piotr Jonczyk 16 January 2009 3 years ago 3.8 -
Bird standing in typical 'umbrella' pose.
Locality Chobe National Park, North-West District, Botswana
ian wood 14 December 2011 1 year ago 3.7
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