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Common Name
Black Heron
Alternate NamesBlack Egret
Common TypeEgret
Order
Pelecaniformes
Family
Ardeidae
Genus
Egretta
Species
ardesiaca
Conservation Status
Least Concern
Location Photographed
Botswana, Ethiopia
Number of Sub-Species
0
Migratory or Resident
Resident
Preferred Habitat
Shallow open waters, marshes, rice fields and seasonally flooded grasslands.
Distribution and Range
Patchly through Sub Sahara Africa
Food