Goliath Heron
Ardea goliathCretzschmar, PJ, 1829
English (US) Goliath Heron
The Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: locally in Africa, Iraq, and Iran; casual to India and Sri LankaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ardea goliath
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Goliath Heron
- Described by
- Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Cretzschmar, PJ, 1829
- Type locality
- White Nile, Bahhar Abiad.
- Original description
- Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika von Eduard Rüppell. Erste Abtheilung. Zoologie. Vögel (1826) p.39 pl.26
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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