| Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala |
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near Bolgatanga, Ghana The Black-headed Heron is distributed in Africa south of the Sahara. For a distribution map plus lots of additional information see Heron Conservation. |
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It is a mainly black and white heron with a white throat and
foreneck and a black head and hindneck. The bill is relatively short, chunky and dark above,
greenish-yellow below. In flight the two-tones of the wing help to differentiate it from the Grey
Heron A. cinerea.
It is less associated with wetlands than other herons and is found in grassland and farmland as well as marshes and river margins. |
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