Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala)

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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Number of Photography: 16

Photography ID: 670232
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
01/14/2026
Hugo Caverzasi

Photography ID: 625961
Entebee
Central Region
Uganda
01/17/2025
Julian Uriel Collado

Photography ID: 616265
Adult
Cape Town
Cabo Occidental
South Africa
10/10/2023
Luis Cesar Tejo

Photography ID: 547031
Adult
Parque Nacional Amboseli
Nairobi
Kenya
08/06/2023
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias

Photography ID: 547001
Adult
Parque Nacional Amboseli
Nairobi
Kenya
08/05/2023
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias

Photography ID: 361046
Ruta Kibale / Masindi -
Western Region
Uganda
07/30/2019
Diego Oscar

Photography ID: 352229
Adult
Murchinson Falls National Park
Western Region
Uganda
08/01/2019
Victor Hugo Michelini

Photography ID: 325339
Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
06/11/2018
Eugenia Boggiano

Photography ID: 274502
Adult
Marite A
Mpumalanga
South Africa
02/18/2018
Glauco Oliveira

Photography ID: 206837
Adult
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
06/15/2017
Diego Carus

Photography ID: 206711
Adult
Parque Nacional Amboseli
Valle del Rift
Kenya
06/01/2017
Diego Carus

Photography ID: 194660
Adult
Masai mara natioanl aprk
Valle del Rift
Kenya
03/05/2017
Edith Polverini

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Number of Films: 1

Video ID: 6919
Rio Nilo Victoria
Northern Region
Uganda
01/04/2026
Hugo Caverzasi

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Number of Records: 44

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2423456

14/01/2026

Uganda

Central Region

Faze 3, Entebbe

Hugo Caverzasi

2423380

13/01/2026

Uganda

Western Region

Zebra track, Parque Nacional Lago Mburo

Hugo Caverzasi

2423021

04/01/2026

Uganda

Northern Region

Rio Nilo Victoria

Hugo Caverzasi

2260051

28/01/2025

Uganda

Central Region

Costa de Lugongo River

Silvina Collado

2258999

28/01/2025

Uganda

Central Region

Costa de Lugongo River

Julian Uriel Collado

2259759

21/01/2025

Uganda

Western Region

Queen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación

Silvina Collado

2258717

21/01/2025

Uganda

Western Region

Queen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación

Julian Uriel Collado

2259663

20/01/2025

Uganda

Western Region

Queen Elizabeth Ii Np--ishasha Sector

Silvina Collado

2258623

20/01/2025

Uganda

Western Region

Queen Elizabeth Ii Np--ishasha Sector

Julian Uriel Collado

2259527

17/01/2025

Uganda

Central Region

Pantano de Mabamba, Entebee

Silvina Collado

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