Ardea melanocephala: taxon details and analytics

Ardea melanocephala in languages:

Afrikaans

Swartkopreier

Arabic

بلشون أسود الرأس

Bokmål

Svarthodehegre

Czech

volavka africká

Danish

Sorthovedet Hejre

Dutch

Zwartkopreiger

English

Black-headed Heron

English

Blackheaded Heron

English

BHHE

Estonian

Savannihaigur

Finnish

kobolttihaikara

French

Héron mélanocéphale

German

Schwarzhalsreiher

Hungarian

feketenyakú gém

Italian

Airone testanera

Japanese

ズグロアオサギ

Portuguese

Garça-de-cabeça-preta

Russian

Черношейная цапля

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Parent Taxon

• Ardea

Sibling Taxa

• Ardea alba
• Ardea bennuides
• Ardea cinerea
• Ardea cinerea × purpurea
• Ardea cocoi
• Ardea goliath
• Ardea herodias
• Ardea humbloti
• Ardea insignis
• Ardea intermedia
• Ardea melanocephala
• Ardea pacifica
• Ardea purpurea
• Ardea sumatrana

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