Herons (Ardeidae)
Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) - HBW 1, p. 407
French: Héron goliath
German: Goliathreiher
Spanish: Garza Goliat
Taxonomy: Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1827, Bahr el Abiad = White Nile.
Monotypic.
Distribution: Africa S of Sahara, S Iraq and S Iran, with some non breeders along Red Sea; breeding also inferred at scattered sites on Indian Subcontinent from Pakistan to Bangladesh and S into Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird eating a large fish (Panic bird hide) Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Ghislain Gosse 9 August 2011 1 year ago 35 sec 4.6 -
Male collecting nesting material, pair copulating Locality Vryheid Wastewater Treatment Works, Vryheid, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Roland Bischoff 12 September 2010 1 year ago 50 sec 4.3 -
An immature on the channel bank, with elefants and buffaloes Locality Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 4 September 2006 6 years ago 31 sec 4.2 -
An adult walking along a shoreline Locality Matusadona National Park, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 8 September 1999 1 year ago 18 sec 3.8 -
A bird perched and flying away Locality Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal (Monotypic species)
Juan Sanabria 31 December 2007 4 years ago 29 sec 3.7 -
A bird on an island in a river, defecating once Locality Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal (Monotypic species)
Juan Sanabria 31 December 2007 4 years ago 30 sec 3.7
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flying bird
Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
Krzysztof Blachowiak 16 February 2011 33 weeks ago 4.5 -
Miss his shot
Locality Kruger National Park, South Africa
Guy Poisson 29 October 2012 22 weeks ago 4.3 -
with Croc; taking off
Locality Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 30 July 2008 2 years ago 4.2 -
Adult
Locality Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia
Paul Cools 8 February 2012 29 weeks ago 4.2 -
An adult on the ground.
Locality Tarangire National Park, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
HGhiold 26 October 2012 23 weeks ago 4 -
Perched on a bank of a river.
Locality St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Fran Trabalon 5 November 2008 1 year ago 3.8
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