Black Heron
Egretta ardesiaca
Also known as: Black Egret
Habitat
Aquatic
Diet
VertFishScav
Active Time
Diurnal
Size
324 g
LCAvesPelecaniformesArdeidae
Seasonal Activity
33,851 sightings · 2000–2026
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
Traits
- Diet
- VertFishScav
- Foraging
- Aquatic
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Body mass
- 324 g
Photo
(c) P. S. Sivaprasad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by P. S. Sivaprasad
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Occurrence data from GBIF.