Deep Forest Canopy
Species Radar
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

The black-headed heron 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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