Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPelecaniformes (Pelicaniformes)
- FamilyArdeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns)
- GenusEgretta (Small Egrets and Herons)
- SpeciesEgretta ardesiaca (Black Heron)
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Rufous-bellied Heron
Ardeola rufiventris
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Heron at Gorongosa National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there