Listen to the Black-headed heron
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About the Black-headed heron
The Black-headed heron is a bird in the family Ardeidae (order Pelecaniformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 60 g.
What does the Black-headed heron sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) 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.
This species usually breeds in the wet season in colonies in trees, reedbeds or cliffs. It builds a bulky stick nest and lays 2–4 eggs.
Related birds in the genus Ardea
More from the family Ardeidae
Black-crowned night heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Eurasian bittern
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Little egret
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Little bittern
Botaurus minutus
Striated heron
Butorides striata
Indian pond heron
Ardeola grayii
Agami heron
Agamia agami
American bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
Green heron
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Black-headed heron sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Black-headed heron on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Black-headed heron endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Black-headed heron as “least concern”.
What family does the Black-headed heron belong to?
The Black-headed heron (Ardea melanocephala) belongs to the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes.
Sources & credits
- Ardea melanocephala, roepe by kolonie, 6s, 2017-10-03 18h20, Bellary-gasteplaas, a by JMK – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q220578 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Black-headed heron – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Yathin S Krishnappa – CC BY-SA 3.0