Black-headed heron – Ardea melanocephala – is a large resident African heron of Type – wadingbird, Family Ardeidae and Order Passeriformes. It is found across s s Africa and in the AWB Region it is found as resident in Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia.
Type - wadingbird - nests colonially during the wet season, Typical Habitat - both wetlands and dry open savanna, Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae Genus: Ardea Species - Ardea melanocephala Black-headed heron - Species - ebird.org Black-headed heron - Species sheet - wikipedia.org Black-headed heron - Species - heronconservation.org Black-headed heron - Species - wildlifesafari.info Black-headed heron - Sounds & Maps - xeno-canto.org Additional Material... Black-headed heron - Images - google.com Black-headed heron - Video - youtube.com Black-headed heron - Datazone - birdlife.org