Black heron: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the black heron lives – recorded in 22 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Egretta ardesiaca
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	22 countries
Continents	Africa
Mass	28 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Ardeidae

Where does the black heron live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the black heron in 22 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Burkina Faso.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a black heron?

Wikidata records the following for the black heron: mass 28 g (birth weight).

Is the black heron endangered?

The black heron’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the black heron?

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Ardeidae, genus Egretta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the black heron

The black heron (Egretta ardesiaca), also known as the black egret, is an African heron. It uses its wings to form a canopy when fishing.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Black heron (revision 1373582083), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q392175 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).