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Black Heron

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Black Heron

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species of bird

Species

Least Concern

black egret

Species

PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderCiconiiformes
FamilyArdeidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Egretta
Mass: +28
Image: Flickr - Rainbirder - Black Egret (Egretta ardesiaca).jpg

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P105: species
P141: Least Concern
P9714: Burkina Faso

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Article

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It uses its wings to form a canopy when fishing.

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Birds described in 1827 Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa Egretta Herons IUCN Red List least concern species Self-contradictory articles from February 2024

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