Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloides

(Scopoli, GA, 1769)
Garcilla Cangrejera
Garça-caranguejeira

Family: Ardeidae
Order: Pelecaniformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Ardea ralloides.

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Number of Photography: 21

Photography ID: 670892
Entebee
Central Region
Uganda
01/02/2026
Hugo Caverzasi

Photography ID: 657244
Adult
Delta del Ebro
Valencia
Spain
09/19/2025
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 630897
Queen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación
Western Region
Uganda
01/21/2025
Julian Uriel Collado

Photography ID: 547302
Adult
Parque Nacional Lago Naivasha
Valle del Rift
Kenya
08/08/2023
Patricia Gabriela Mancilla Iglesias

Photography ID: 452282
Adult
Chobe National Park
North-East
Botswana
02/27/2018
Glauco Oliveira

Photography ID: 390026
Adult
Fernando de Noronha
Pernambuco
Brazil
06/09/2019
Alejandra Pons

Photography ID: 369575
Adult
Fernando de Noronha
Pernambuco
Brazil
12/22/2019
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 369573
Adult
Fernando de Noronha
Pernambuco
Brazil
12/19/2019
Pablo Eguia

Photography ID: 363967
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Western Region
Uganda
07/25/2019
Victor Hugo Michelini

Photography ID: 356461
Adult
Munchinson Falls National Park
Central Region
Uganda
06/22/2018
Eugenia Boggiano

Photography ID: 346725
Adult
Pantano de Mabamba
Central Region
Uganda
07/22/2019
Diego Oscar

Photography ID: 343249
Adult
Marjal Oliva-pego
Valencia
Spain
05/16/2019
Claudia Mora

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Number of Films: 2

Video ID: 6947
Parque Nacional Reina Elizabeth
Western Region
Uganda
01/08/2026
Hugo Caverzasi

Video ID: 3876
Adult
Marjal Oliva-pego
Valencia
España
05/16/2019
Santos Di Mauro

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Number of Records: 56

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2423208

08/01/2026

Uganda

Western Region

Kazinga Channel, Parque Nacional Reina Elizabeth

Hugo Caverzasi

2423018

04/01/2026

Uganda

Northern Region

Rio Nilo Victoria

Hugo Caverzasi

2422964

02/01/2026

Uganda

Central Region

Pantano de Mabamba, Entebee

Hugo Caverzasi

2376051

19/09/2025

Spain

Valencia

Delta del Ebro

Pablo Eguia

2260049

28/01/2025

Uganda

Central Region

Costa de Lugongo River

Silvina Collado

2258997

28/01/2025

Uganda

Central Region

Costa de Lugongo River

Julian Uriel Collado

2259982

26/01/2025

Uganda

Northern Region

Murchison Falls Np--boat trip Paraa to Murchison Falls

Silvina Collado

2258935

26/01/2025

Uganda

Northern Region

Murchison Falls Np--boat trip Paraa to Murchison Falls

Julian Uriel Collado

2259757

21/01/2025

Uganda

Western Region

Queen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación

Silvina Collado

2258715

21/01/2025

Uganda

Western Region

Queen Elizabeth Ii Np--kazinga Channel Navegación

Julian Uriel Collado

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