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Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala Children, JG; Vigors, NA 1826
The black-headed heron is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident, but some west African birds move further north in the rainy season. Source: Wikipedia
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Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ardea
Scientific:
Ardea melanocephala
Classification
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Ardea
Scientific:
Ardea melanocephala
Original description
Citation:
Children, JG; Vigors, NA 1826
Reference:
Narr. Trav. Disc. Afr. [Denham & Clapperton]
App.XXI p.201
Protonym:
Ardea melanocephala
Type locality:
no locality; ? near Lake Chad.
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
25A648FE397BB822
Avibase ID:
avibase-25A648FE
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/25A648FE
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174787
Geographic range:
- Ardea melanocephala: grassland and savanna of sub-Saharan Africa
Source: Clements checklist
Black-headed Heron
Catalan:
Bernat capnegre
Czech:
volavka africká
Danish:
Sorthovedet Hejre
German:
Schwarzhalsreiher
Spanish:
Garza Cabecinegra
Spanish (Spain):
Garza Cabecinegra
Finnish:
kobolttihaikara
French:
Héron mélanocéphale
Croatian:
Crnoglava čaplja
Hungarian:
feketenyakú gém
Icelandic:
Hettuhegri
Italian:
Airone testanera
Japanese (romaji):
zuguroaosagi
Japanese:
ズグロアオサギ
Lithuanian:
Juodagalvis garnys
Dutch:
Zwartkopreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthovudhegre
Norwegian:
Svarthodehegre
Polish:
czapla czarnogłowa
Portuguese:
Garça-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
Garça-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Черноголовая цапля
Slovak:
volavka čiernohlavá
Serbian:
Crnoglava čaplja
Swedish:
svarthuvad häger
Ukrainian:
Чапля чорноголова
Chinese:
黑头鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭鷺
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Héron mélanocéphale ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Héron mélanocéphale ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 1st edition: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2021: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2022: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2023: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2024: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 4th edition: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2015: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2016: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2017: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2018: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Clements, version 2019: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 1.50: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 1.52: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 1.53: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 1.54: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 1.55: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2015: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2016: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2017: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2018: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2019: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2021: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2022: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2023: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| eBird version 2024: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Ardea melanocephala |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Ardea melanocephala |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Ardea melanocephala |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black-headed Heron ( Ardea melanocephala) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ardea melanocephala |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Ardea melanocephala |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Swartkopreier
Arabic: بلشون أسود الرأس
Azerbaijani: qaraboyun vağ
Belarusian: Чарнашыйная чапля
Bulgarian: Черноглава чапла
Breton: Kerc'heiz penn du
Catalan: Bernat capnegre
Czech: Volavka africká, Volavka černohlavá
Welsh: Crëyr penddu
Danish: Sorthovedet Hejre
German: Schwarzhalsreiher, Schwarzkopfreiher
Maldivian: Noo Maakanaa
Greek: Μαυρoκέφαλoς τσικvιάς, Μαυροκέφαλος Ερωδιός
English: Blackheaded Heron, Black-headed Heron, Black-necked Heron
English, HBW: Black-headed Heron
English (IOC): Black-headed Heron
English (Kenya): Black-headed Heron
English (United States): Black-headed Heron
Esperanto: Nigrakapa ardeo
Spanish: Garza Cabecinegra, Garza de Cabeza Negra
Spanish (Spain): Garza Cabecinegra
Spanish (HBW): Garza cabecinegra
Estonian: savannihaigur
Basque: Lertxun burubeltz
Finnish: Kobolttihaikara
French: Héron à tête noire, Héron mélanocéphale
Frisian: Swartkopreager
Irish: Corr cheanndubh
Galician: Garza de cabeza negra
Manx: Coar chione-doo
Hebrew: אנפה שחורת ראש, אנפה שחורת־ראש, אנפה שחורת-ראש, אנפת שחורת־ראש
Croatian: Crnoglava čaplja
Hungarian: feketenyakú gém
Icelandic: Hettuhegri
Italian: Airone testanera
Japanese (romaji): zuguroaosagi
Japanese: ズグロアオサギ
Kwangali: Ebo
Kirghiz: кара моюн кытан
Scientific: Ardea atricollis, Ardea melanocephala
Lithuanian: Juodagalvis garnys, Juodakaklis garnys
Latvian: melnkakla gārnis
Macedonian: Црноглава чапја
Maltese: Russett rasu sewda
Dutch: Zwartkopreiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthovudhegre
Norwegian: Svarthodehegre
Polish: czapla czarnoglowa, czapla czarnogłowa
Portuguese: Garca de cabeca preta, Garca-de-cabeca-preta, Garça-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): Garça-de-cabeça-preta
Rhaeto-Romance: Irun dal chau nair
Romanian: Stârc cu cap negru
Russian: Цапля черноголовая, Черноголовая цапля, Черношейная цапля
Northern Sami: Čáhppesoaiháigir
Slovak: Volavka čiernohlavá
Slovenian: črnoglava čaplja
Serbian: Crnoglava čaplja
Sotho, Southern: Kokolofitoe
Swedish: Svarthuvad häger
Swahili: Koikoi Majoka
Tswana: Kôkôlôhutwê
Turkish: kara boyunlu balıkçıl, Kara-boyunlu Balıkçıl
Tatar: кара муенлы челән
Ukrainian: Чапля чорноголова
Xhosa: Isikhwalimanzi
Chinese: 黑头鹭
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭鷺
Zulu: uNokilonki
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