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Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca

Worldwide: 1,470 observations
Group: Birds

About

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It is well known for its habit of using its wings to form a canopy when fishing.

Summary from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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