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Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Africa.January 372, February 329, March 361, April 647, May 439, June 326, July 304, August 308, September 406, October 349, November 418, December 366.
South Africa4,625
Western Cape2,314
KwaZulu-Natal811
Kenya727
Tanzania693
Eastern Cape588
Gauteng480
Arusha272
Mara189
Narok189

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderPelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes
FamilyHerons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae
GenusGreat Herons and Egrets · Ardea

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