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The Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) also known as the Black Egret, is an African heron. It is a medium-sized (42.5–66 cm in height), black-plumaged heron with yellow legs and feet. It is found south of the Sahara Desert, including Madagascar, and prefers shallow open waters, such as the edges of freshwater lakes and ponds. It may also be found in marshes, river edges, rice fields, and seasonally flooded grasslands. In coastal areas, it may be found feeding along tidal rivers and creeks, alkaline lakes, and tidal flats. Its breeding range is between Senegal and Sudan and to the south. It is found mainly on the eastern half of the continent. It has also been observed in Greece. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Pelecaniformes
Family:
Ardeidae
Genus:
Egretta
Scientific:
Egretta ardesiaca
Citation:
(Wagler, 1827)
Reference:
Syst.Av. [p.181] sp.20
Protonym:
Ardea ardesiaca
Avibase ID:
74853F898557A8BD
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/74853F89
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174819
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black Egret ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black Egret ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black Egret ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Aigrette ardoisée ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Aigrette ardoisée ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 1st edition: Black Heron ( Melanophoyx ardesiaca) |
Clements 3rd edition: Black Heron ( Hydranassa ardesiaca) |
Clements 4th edition: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements, version 2015: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements, version 2016: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements, version 2017: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements, version 2018: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Clements, version 2019: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 1.50: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 1.52: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 1.53: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 1.54: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 1.55: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 2015: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 2016: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 2017: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 2018: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
eBird version 2019: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
James Lee Peters: Egretta ardesiaca |
James Lee Peters (original): Melanophoyx ardesiaca |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Egretta ardesiaca |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Egretta ardesiaca |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Egretta ardesiaca |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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