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  • Black-headed Heron, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Black-headed Heron, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) Colin Ralston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) fayne, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Black-headed Heron, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) jknox78251, all rights reserved

  • Black-headed Heron, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Colin Ralston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Colin Ralston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Worldwide
10,049 observations
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Birds
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About

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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