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Black-headed Heron
The black-headed heron ( Ardea melanocephala ) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
Go Birding
Black-headed Heron
The black-headed heron ( Ardea melanocephala ) is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar.
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Here year-round
A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 5,384 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Black-headed Heron is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
5,384 records, iNaturalist
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