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Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala
Children, JG; Vigors, NA, 1826
Garza Cabecinegra
Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242338013/01/2026UgandaWestern RegionZebra track, Parque Nacional Lago Mburo1Hugo Caverzasi
225975921/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Silvina Collado
225871721/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación1Julian Uriel Collado
225966320/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--ishasha Sector2Silvina Collado
225862320/01/2025UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth Ii Np--ishasha Sector2Julian Uriel Collado
110174601/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionNile River, Murchinson FallsVictor Hugo Michelini
102881901/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionMurchinson Falls National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
96016801/08/2019UgandaWestern RegionNile River, Murchinson Falls National Park1Diego Oscar
110715831/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionMurchinson Falls National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
110949130/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionKabalega Resort - MasindiVictor Hugo Michelini
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 23/03/2026.