Black-headed Heron

Ardea melanocephala

Category: Waterbirds

IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction

Taxonomy

Wikipedia

Species Database

Where to Find

Found in 200 safari areas across 19 countries and 4 regions.

• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 36 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 36 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 36 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 36 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 36 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 36 records
• Southern Lake Malawi & Rift Valley, Malawi - 36 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 10 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 8 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 8 records
• Maasai Mara Ecosystem, Kenya - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 6 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 6 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 6 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 6 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 6 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 6 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 6 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 5 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 5 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 5 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 5 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 5 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 5 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 5 records
• Coastal Kenya, Kenya - 4 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 4 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 4 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 4 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 4 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 4 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 4 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 4 records
• Southern Coastal & Maputo Bay, Mozambique - 4 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 4 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 4 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Eastern Gambia & Upper River, Gambia - 4 records
• Central River Region, Gambia - 4 records
• Southeastern Senegal & Niokolo-Koba, Senegal - 4 records
• Central Ferlo & Eastern Sahel, Senegal - 4 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 3 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 3 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 3 records
• Okavango Delta & Moremi, Botswana - 3 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 3 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 3 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 3 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 3 records
• Western Cape & Garden Route, South Africa - 3 records
• Bale Mountains & Southeast Highlands, Ethiopia - 2 records
• Bale Mountains & Southeast Highlands, Ethiopia - 2 records
• Bale Mountains & Southeast Highlands, Ethiopia - 2 records
• Bale Mountains & Southeast Highlands, Ethiopia - 2 records
• Bale Mountains & Southeast Highlands, Ethiopia - 2 records
• Western & Eastern Frontier, Kenya - 2 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 2 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 2 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 2 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 2 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Chobe & Linyanti Wetlands, Botswana - 2 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 2 records
• Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans, Botswana - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Zambezi & Kavango East, Namibia - 2 records
• Eastern Cape Safaris, South Africa - 2 records
• KwaZulu-Natal Bush & Coast, South Africa - 2 records
• Southern Zambia & Victoria Falls, Zambia - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Central Highveld, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Masvingo & Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Hwange & Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe - 2 records
• Northern Savanna & Bénoué Basin, Cameroon - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Western Riverine & Transition Zone, Gambia - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Saloum Delta & Southern Coast, Senegal - 2 records
• Chinko-Zemongo Eastern Wilderness, Central African Republic - 1 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 1 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 1 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 1 records
• Eastern Rift Valley & Virunga Mountains, Democratic Republic of Congo - 1 records
• Loango & Southern Interior, Gabon - 1 records
• Western Congo Basin, Republic of Congo - 1 records
• South Omo & Southwest Lowlands, Ethiopia - 1 records
• South Omo & Southwest Lowlands, Ethiopia - 1 records
• South Omo & Southwest Lowlands, Ethiopia - 1 records
• South Omo & Southwest Lowlands, Ethiopia - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Nairobi & Southern Corridor, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Samburu & Northern Rangelands, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Laikipia & Mount Kenya Region, Kenya - 1 records
• Tsavo & Amboseli Ecosystem, Kenya - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Western Rwanda Albertine Rift Forests, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Rwanda Volcanoes, Rwanda - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Coastal & Zanzibar Escapes, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 1 records
• Western Tanzania & Lake Victoria, Tanzania - 1 records
• Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southern Tanzania Wilderness, Tanzania - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Central & Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda - 1 records
• Southwestern Uganda (Gorillas & Mountains), Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Western Rift Valley & Crater Lakes, Uganda - 1 records
• Northern Uganda & Murchison Falls, Uganda - 1 records