Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Black-headed Heron

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Described by: Vigors; Children (1826)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Kenya - Jan, 2000 © Giuliano Gerra and Silvio Sommazzi  The Gambia - Feb, 2004 © Ben van den Broek  The Gambia - Dec, 2002 © Ben van den Broek  Abuko Nature Reserve, The Gambia - Feb 6, 2004 © Ben van den Broek  Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania - Jun 23, 2007 © Justyn Stahl 
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Range

Africa s. of the Sahara;
Fragmented distribution;
Ex. s. Mauritania, Senegambia, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, s. Mali (Niger River), Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, s. Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, c. Chad, Central African Republic, ne. Zaire, n. Sudan, se. Egypt, coastal Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, nw. and s. Somalia, sw. Arabia (Yemen), Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana (Okavango Delta), Mozambique, South Africa (Cape Province, Transvaal).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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