Ardea melanocephala Vigors and Children 1826 (Black-headed heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Belongs to Ardea according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Ardea alba, Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brachyrhyncha, Ardea brunhuberi, Ardea cinerea, Ardea cocoi, Ardea effosa, Ardea formosa, Ardea goliath, Ardea herodias, Ardea humbloti, Ardea insignis, Ardea intermedia, Ardea latipes, Ardea lignitum, Ardea modesta, Ardea pacifica, Ardea paloccidentalis, Ardea piveteaui, Ardea plumifera, Ardea polkensis, Ardea purpurea, Ardea sumatrana
Ecology: volant piscivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ardea melanocephala in the database
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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