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    • Ardea melanocephala
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    • Black-headed Heron

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Recent observations

Photos

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What

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Observer

carmelo_lopez

Date

Nov 17, 2010

Place

Elephant Addo National Park, Eastern Cape province, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Photos

No photos

What

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Observer

dreierj

Date

May 7, 2008

Place

Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Photos

No photos

What

Ardea melanocephala

Observer

torwart

Date

Oct 20, 2005

Place

chobe (Google, OSM)

Photos

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What

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Observer

leslieghana

Date

Dec 28, 2011

Place

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania (Google, OSM)

Photos

P1080049

What

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Observer

muir

Date

Aug 31, 2011 02:45 PM EDT

Place

Mpala Research Center, Laikipia, Kenya (Google, OSM)

Photos

P1100729 2 photos

What

Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Observer

muir

Date

Nov 12, 2007 03:04 PM EST

Place

South Luangwa NP, Zambia (Google, OSM)
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Description from Wikipedia

The Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season.

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Conservation Summary

    Source: BirdLife International (2011) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/07/2011.