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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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Foto
Photography ID: 670232
 Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
01/14/2026
Hugo Caverzasi
Foto
Photography ID: 625961
 Entebee
Central Region
Uganda
01/17/2025
Julian Uriel Collado
Foto
Photography ID: 325339
  Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
06/11/2018
Eugenia Boggiano
Foto
Photography ID: 206837
  Adult
Entebbe
Central Region
Uganda
06/15/2017
Diego Carus



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
242345614/01/2026UgandaCentral RegionFaze 3, Entebbe1Hugo Caverzasi
226005128/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionCosta de Lugongo River1Silvina Collado
225899928/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionCosta de Lugongo River1Julian Uriel Collado
225952717/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba, Entebee1Silvina Collado
225829717/01/2025UgandaCentral RegionPantano de Mabamba, Entebee1Julian Uriel Collado
115324121/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionBotanical Garden, EntebbeVictor Hugo Michelini
95928421/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionBotanical Garden, Entebbe1Diego Oscar
90415811/06/2018UgandaCentral RegionPantano de MabambaEugenia Boggiano
58443015/06/2017UgandaCentral RegionEntebbeDiego Carus
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 19/04/2026.