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The Black Heron, scientifically named *Egretta ardesiaca*, is a species of bird within the family Ardeidae. It belongs to the order Ciconiiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata. The taxon is accepted under the authority of Wagler, 1827, and is also referred to by common names such as black egret, crëyr du, Glockenreiher, and Garceta azabache.
This species inhabits brackish and freshwater environments. Its range includes Africa and Burkina Faso. The IUCN Red List classifies the Black Heron as Least Concern, a status recorded in 2024. The bird has a mass of 28 and a litter size of 2.8.
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Species
Least Concernblack egret
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderCiconiiformes
- FamilyArdeidae
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Egretta
- Mass
- 28
- Image
- Flickr - Rainbirder - Black Egret (Egretta ardesiaca).jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Egretta ardesiaca
- taxon name
- Egretta ardesiaca
- Commons gallery
- Egretta ardesiaca
- taxon common name
- Lombokohomana
- litter size
- 2.8
- short name
- E. ardesiaca
- taxon range
- Burkina Faso
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c
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Encyclopedic overview
The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It uses its wings to form a canopy when fishing.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Black Heron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.