Go Birding
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
The Goliath heron ( Ardea goliath ), also known as the giant heron , is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae.
Go Birding
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
The Goliath heron ( Ardea goliath ), also known as the giant heron , is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae.
Species insights▾
When to visit
Here year-round
A resident species, so no month is the wrong month. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Sightings1,760 records
Curve from 1,760 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.
Where you'll find it
KwaZulu-Natal and beyond
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1,763 records, iNaturalist
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