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Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, JG 1827)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Peter Boesman 2015-12-17 Lake Awassa, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (Ethiopia) call - [sono] 300267
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Julien Birard 2025-01-24 Ngelo, Fitri, Batha, Batha Oues (Chad) (300 m) call - [also] [sono] 973474
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Ken Behrens 2021-08-15 Lac Tsarasaotra, Analamanga (Madagascar) (1300 m) call -

Sharper 'tek' calls of a couple birds flying by at close range, against a background of Dimorphic Egret noise.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 697847
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Frank Lambert 2025-11-06 Kikony Lake, Antseza, Mitsinjo, Boeny, Boeny (Madagascar) (10 m) call -

Common at this locality

 1065585
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Frank Lambert 2025-11-06 Kikony Lake, Antseza (near Manisakomby), Mitsinjo, Boeny, Boeny (Madagascar) (20 m) call - [sono] 1065621
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Frank Lambert 2025-11-06 Kikony Lake, Antseza (near Manisakomby), Mitsinjo, Boeny, Boeny (Madagascar) (20 m) call -

I'm not totally convinced that the second call on this track is Black Heron.

 1065623
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Julien Birard 2025-01-24 Ngelo, Fitri, Batha, Batha Oues (Chad) (300 m) call - [sono] 973476
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Peter Boesman 2015-12-16 Lake Awassa, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (Ethiopia) call - [sono] 300264
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Peter Boesman 2015-12-16 Lake Awassa, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples (Ethiopia) call - [sono] 300262
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Julien Birard 2025-01-24 Ngelo, Fitri, Batha, Batha Oues (Chad) (300 m) call - [sono] 973475
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Julien Birard 2025-01-24 Ngelo, Fitri, Batha, Batha Oues (Chad) (300 m) call - [sono] 973473
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Peter Boesman 2018-06-26 Serrekunda, Kanifing Municipal Council, Banjul, Banjul (Gambia) (0 m) call - [sono] 425624
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Reuben Shallom 2025-11-30 , Mvomero (Tanzania)   -   646106210
macaulaylibrary.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Peter Boesman 2018-06-26 Serrekunda, Kanifing Municipal Council, Banjul, Banjul (Gambia) (0 m) call -

Soft calls of two birds.

 425627
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Albert Lastukhin 2013-02-01 Manantenina, Taolanaro, Toliara, Toliara (Madagascar) (20 m) 'Krrahk'-call, flight call -

Two birds flying high in the evening over the marshes at the mouth of the river and talking quietly. I could take some pictures.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

 124916
xeno-canto.org
Black Heron - Egretta ardesiaca Albert Lastukhin 2013-01-18 Saint Augustin (near Bereoka), Toliary-II, Atsimo-Andrefana, Atsimo-Andrefana (Madagascar) (0 m) alarm call -

strong wind... 1-3, 4-6 sec

 986234
xeno-canto.org

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