Goliath heron: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Goliath heron lives – recorded in 17 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ardea goliath
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	17 countries
Continents	Africa
Mass	109 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Ardeidae

Where does the Goliath heron live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Goliath heron in 17 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 Goliath heron?

Wikidata records the following for the Goliath heron: mass 109 g (birth weight).

Is the Goliath heron endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Goliath heron?

The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Ardeidae, genus Ardea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Goliath heron

The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. It is primarily found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller, declining numbers in Southwest and South Asia. Asian records are now very rare, but it is still known as an occasional vagrant.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Goliath heron (revision 1377657052), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q118608 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).