Herons (Ardeidae)
Rufous-bellied Heron (Ardeola rufiventris) - HBW 1, p. 416
French: Héron à ventre roux
German: Rotbauchreiher
Spanish: Garcilla Ventrirroja
Taxonomy: Ardea rufiventris Sundevall, 1851, Mooi River, near Potchefstroom, Transvaal.
Frequently placed in genus Butorides. Monotypic.
Distribution: Uganda and Kenya S to Natal (E South Africa) and W to Angola, N Namibia and N Botswana.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A female perched on a papyrus plant, preening Locality Lake Mutanda, Entebbe, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 12 September 2006 4 years ago 38 sec 3.9 -
Crouching on ground before flying away Locality Caprivi Region, Namibia
mark sutton 29 July 2010 1 year ago 23 sec 3.6
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An adult in the marshes
Locality Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Jean Hupperetz 10 December 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird perched in a tree beside the Kavango River
Locality Shamvura Camp, Kavango Region, Namibia (Monotypic species)
Ian Fulton 24 October 2004 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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