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Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201842251
eBird checklist S65138148
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
10 Dec 2015
Western, Gambia
Media notes
An adult standing on a horizontal tree stump. Elevation: 17 m. Date added to IBC
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Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201839501
eBird checklist S65138045
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
7 Dec 2015
Banjul, Gambia
Media notes
An adult standing in a rice field. Elevation: 6 m. Date added to IBC: March 22,
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Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201835321
eBird checklist S65138441
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Greg Baker
27 Sep 2002
Western Cape, South Africa
Media notes
Juveniles at a mixed species heronry. Elevation: 93 m. Date added to IBC: June 2
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Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201173201
eBird checklist S64821066
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
8 Sep 2006
Western, Uganda
Media notes
A bird looking for food. Elevation: 1593 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML221420741
eBird checklist S64823108
Report
rating 5
2 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
18 Apr 2019
Western, Gambia
Media notes
A bird resting on the ground.
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML217933681
eBird checklist S64823087
Report
rating 4
2 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Apr 2019
Central River, Gambia
Media notes
An adult bird resting on a trunk, panting.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML217933661
eBird checklist S64823087
Report
rating 4
2 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Apr 2019
Central River, Gambia
Media notes
An adult bird scratching the head and looking its feet.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201111541
eBird checklist S65006762
Report
rating 3
5 ratings
Yoel jimenez
28 Nov 2015
Banjul, Gambia
Media notes
A bird foraging in the reeds. Elevation: 2 m. Date added to IBC: September 6, 20
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201091321
eBird checklist S65006118
Report
rating 3
5 ratings
Yoel jimenez
31 Oct 2014
Western, Gambia
Media notes
bird perched. Elevation: 20 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201317121
eBird checklist S64819012
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
18 Aug 2000
Rift Valley, Kenya
Media notes
An adult walking. Elevation: 1132 m. Date added to IBC: September 8, 2017.
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201255891
eBird checklist S64818912
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
9 Mar 2004
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
A bird walking in a grassland. Elevation: 352 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 201
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Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201243951
eBird checklist S64819428
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
5 Dec 2005
Somali, Ethiopia
Media notes
A bird in a dam, going to drink. Recorded near Imi. Elevation: 375 m. Date added
…
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201185391
eBird checklist S64821077
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
14 Sep 2006
Central, Uganda
Media notes
A bird relieving its pair in the nest in a tree. Recorded near Masaka. Elevation
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Tags
Nest
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201055421
eBird checklist S64991298
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Doug and Denise Norris
23 Jan 2018
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
Juvenile walking slowly, preening and foraging. Elevation: 163 m. Date added to
…
Behaviors
Foraging or eating
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201055411
eBird checklist S64991298
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Doug and Denise Norris
23 Jan 2018
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
Juvenile showing great patience in capturing prey. Elevation: 163 m. Date added
…
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201048961
eBird checklist S64997428
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Marc de Bont
4 Oct 2007
Shinyanga, Tanzania
Media notes
A bird walking on the ground in a village. GPS S3.82600, E33.07255. Elevation: 1
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Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201015161
eBird checklist S64990618
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Keith Blomerley
7 Oct 2004
Western Cape, South Africa
Media notes
A bird walking on tall dry grass. Elevation: 40 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2
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Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML457564
Report
rating 3
4 ratings
Galatee Films
Mar 2000
Kenya
Media notes
Galatee Films collection. Other Behaviors: Stand.
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201978811
eBird checklist S65207866
Report
rating 3
9 ratings
Daniel Jimenez
22 Sep 2010
Western, Uganda
Media notes
nesting colony. Elevation: 2236 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML405342391
eBird checklist S100644256
Report
rating 4
1 rating
GARY DOUGLAS
13 Jan 2022
Western Cape, South Africa
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML231313741
eBird checklist S68502993
Report
rating 4
1 rating
Greg Baker
21 Jan 2020
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Media notes
An adult standing in a field.
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201971671
eBird checklist S65207768
Report
rating 3
9 ratings
Daniel Jimenez
16 Sep 2010
Western, Uganda
Media notes
chiks on the nest. Elevation: 1931 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML548599921
eBird checklist S130970781
Report
rating 3
1 rating
Sahana M
15 Mar 2023
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML201051551
eBird checklist S64991302
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Doug and Denise Norris
28 Jan 2018
Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
Media notes
Bird makes a single call before flying from the shallows at the edge of a lake.
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Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Flying; Vocalizing
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML200808121
eBird checklist S65003522
Report
rating 2
4 ratings
Juan Sanabria
31 Dec 2007
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A bird resting on the top of a dry branch. Elevation: 6 m. Date added to IBC: Ju
…
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML615387586
eBird checklist S163071168
Report
Juan Sanabria
5 Jul 2023
Western, Uganda
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML523210801
eBird checklist S125979106
Report
Juan Sanabria
8 Jul 2022
Tanga, Tanzania
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML487999171
eBird checklist S119506180
Report
Juan Sanabria
5 Jul 2022
Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML247574341
eBird checklist S71147290
Report
Robert Humphries
14 Feb 2020
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
ML200780871
eBird checklist S65003529
Report
Juan Sanabria
1 Jan 2008
Fatick, Senegal
Media notes
A perched bird. Elevation: 6 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
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