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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
intermediate egret
Egretta intermedia
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Striated Heron
Butorides striata
Great Egret
Ardea alba
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
White-Backed Night-Heron
Gorsachius leuconotus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black Heron at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi 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