Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca(Wagler, JG, 1827)
English (US) Black Heron
The Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) 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 sub-Saharan Africa and MadagascarRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Egretta ardesiaca
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black Heron
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1827)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea ardesiaca
- Described by
- (Wagler, JG, 1827)
- Type locality
- Senegambia.
- Original description
- Systema Avium pt.1 p.181, sp.20
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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