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 22 weeks ago 35 sec 4.3 -
Male collecting nesting material, pair copulating Locality Vryheid Wastewater Treatment Works, Vryheid, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Roland Bischoff 12 September 2010 26 weeks 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 4 years ago 31 sec 4 -
A bird perched and flying away Locality Sine Saloum Delta, Fatick Region, Senegal (Monotypic species)
Juan Sanabria 31 December 2007 3 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 3 years ago 30 sec 3.7 -
A bird shaking its plumage and resting in the water Locality Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Rigdon Currie 31 December 2002 3 years ago 9 sec 3.7
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with Croc; taking off
Locality Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal Province, South Africa
Roland Bischoff 30 July 2008 1 year ago 4.3 -
A good breakfast
Locality Lake Naivasha, Kenya
raniero massoli-novelli 1 November 2000 1 year ago 3.9 -
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 31 weeks ago 3.8 -
A single bird on a branch near the river
Locality Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia
Frank Derriks 18 November 2008 3 years ago 3.7 -
Goliath Heron, Samatian Island, Lake Baringo
Locality Lake Baringo, Kenya
NCairns 25 July 2011 27 weeks ago 3.5 -
A bird standing in the garden.
Locality Haller Park (Bamburu Nature Trail), Mombasa, Kenya (Monotypic species)
Ken Havard 25 February 2006 1 year ago 3.4
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