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Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca (Wagler, JG 1827)

The black heron, also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It is well known for its habit of using its wings to form a canopy when fishing. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Pelecaniformes
Family:
  Ardeidae
Genus:
   Egretta
Scientific:
  Egretta ardesiaca

Original description

Citation:
  (Wagler, JG 1827)

Reference:
   Systema Avium pt.1 p.181, sp.20

Protonym:
  Ardea ardesiaca

Type locality:
  Senegambia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/233421#page/223/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  74853F898557A8BD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-74853F89

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/74853F89

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 174819

Geographic range:

  • Egretta ardesiaca: locally in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black Heron
Catalan:
Martinet negre
Czech:
volavka černá
Danish:
Skyggehejre
German:
Glockenreiher
Spanish:
Garceta Azabache
Spanish (Spain):
Garceta Azabache
Finnish:
varjostajahaikara
French:
Aigrette ardoisée
Croatian:
crna čaplja
Hungarian:
haranggém
Icelandic:
Svarthegri
Italian:
Airone ardesia
Japanese (romaji):
kurokosagi
Japanese:
クロコサギ
Lithuanian:
Juodasis garnys
Dutch:
Zwarte Reiger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Skuggehegre
Norwegian:
Skyggehegre
Polish:
czapla czarna
Portuguese:
Garça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
Garça-preta
Russian:
Зонтичная цапля
Slovak:
volavka čierna
Serbian:
Velika crna čaplja
Swedish:
svarthäger
Ukrainian:
Чепура чорна
Chinese:
黑鹭
Chinese (Traditional):
黑鷺

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. 2023 (May 2023):
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
Avilist 2025:
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)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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, version 2021:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
Clements, version 2022:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
Clements, version 2023:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
Clements, version 2024:
Black Heron ( Egretta 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):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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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)
eBird version 2021:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
eBird version 2022:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
eBird version 2023:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
eBird version 2024:
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):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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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 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 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:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Black Heron ( Egretta ardesiaca)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Egretta ardesiaca
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Melanophoyx ardesiaca
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (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, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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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Afrikaans: Swartreier
Arabic: بلشون اسود
Azerbaijani: qara vağ
Belarusian: Чорная чапля
Bulgarian: Черна чапла
Bengali: কারা ফগা
Bengali (transliteration): kālā bagā*
Breton: Herlegon du
Catalan: Martinet negre
Czech: Volavka cerná, volavka černá
Welsh: Crëyr du
Danish: Skyggehejre
German: Glockenreiher
Greek: Μαυρoτσικvιάς, Μαυροτσικνιάς
English: Black Egret, Black Heron
English, HBW: Black Heron
English (IOC): Black Heron
English (Kenya): Black Heron
English (United States): Black Heron
Esperanto: Nigra egretardeo, Nigra egreto
Spanish: Garceta Azabache
Spanish (Spain): Garceta Azabache
Spanish (HBW): Garceta azabache
Estonian: nõgihaigur
Basque: Lertxuntxo beltz
Finnish: Liuskehaikara, Sysihaikara, varjostajahaikara
French: Aigrette ardoisée, Blongios ardoisé, Héron ardoisé, Héron garde-bœuf ardoise, Héron noir
Frisian: Swarte reager
Irish: Corr dhubh
Galician: Garzota preta
Manx: Coar ghoo
Hebrew: אנפה שחורה, לבנית כהה, שחורה כליל
Croatian: crna čaplja
Hungarian: Fekete kócsag, haranggém
Icelandic: Svarthegri
Italian: Airone ardesia, Airone ardesiaco, Airone nero
Japanese (romaji): kurokosagi
Japanese: クロコサギ
Kwangali: Samunkoma Gomusavagani
Kirghiz: кара кытан
Scientific: Ardea ardesiaca, Egretta ardesiaca, Hydranassa ardesiaca, Melanophoryx ardesiaca, Melanophoyx ardesiaca
Lithuanian: Juodasis garnys
Latvian: melnais gārnis
Malagasy: Lombokoma, Ombikomana, Rafanopoka, Salobokomana
Macedonian: Црна чапја
Maltese: Agrett iswed
Dutch: Zwarte Reiger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skuggehegre
Norwegian: Skyggehegre
Polish: czapla czarna
Portuguese: Garça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): Garça-preta
Rhaeto-Romance: Irun nair
Romanian: Egretă neagră
Russian: Африканская Черная Цапля, зонтичная, Зонтичная цапля, Цапля африканская черная, Чёрная цапля
Northern Sami: Suoivanháigir, Suoivvanháigir
Slovak: Volavka čierna
Slovenian: črna čaplja
Albanian: Çapka e zezë
Serbian: Crna čaplja, Velika crna čaplja
Swedish: Svarthäger
Swahili: Kulasitara
Turkish: Kara Balıkçıl
Ukrainian: Чепура чорна
Uzbek: қора қўтон
Chinese: 黑鹭
Chinese (Traditional): 黑鷺
Zulu: iKuwela

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