Black Heron

Egretta ardesiaca - Aigrette ardoisée

Systematics

Order
:
Pelecaniformes
Family
:
Ardéidés
Genus
:
Egretta
Species
:
ardesiaca

Descriptor

Wagler, 1827

Biometrics

Size
: 66 cm
Wingspan
: 90 à 95 cm.
Weight
:

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Black Heron (Egretta ardesiaca) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Aigrette ardoisée,
Garceta azabache,
garça-preta,
Glockenreiher,
haranggém,
Zwarte Reiger,
Airone ardesia,
svarthäger,
Skyggehegre,
volavka čierna,
volavka černá,
Skyggehejre,
varjostajahaikara,
Swartreier,
martinet negre,
Svarthegri,
czapla czarna,
melnais gārnis,
črna čaplja,
Чёрная цапля,
クロコサギ,
黑鹭,
黑鷺,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Mangrove Vegetation Above High Tide Level ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tr

opical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes, Seasonal/Intermittent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Lakes and Flats ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Mud Flats and Salt Flats ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Ponds (below 8ha), Irrigated Land (includes irrigation channels)