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Common Name

Goliath Heron

Alternate Names

Giant Heron

Common Type

Heron

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Ardeidae

Genus

Ardea

Species

goliath

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Resident

Preferred Habitat

Almost never far from water even prefering to fly over water

Distribution and Range

Sub Sahara Africa

Food

A solitary hunter that will stand in the water or on reeds intently watching for fish at its feet which they will spear with open mandibles

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