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| Ardea melanocephala |
Vigors & Children, 1826 |
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Family: herons |
Order: Ciconiiformes |
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Black-headed heron |
Héron mélanocéphale |
Garza cabecinegra |
Schwarzhalsreiher |
| Migration: partial |
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sedentarx in equatorial zone, intracontinental |
Sedentary in equatorial zone; elsewhere apparently migratory, with movements related to dry seasons. In W
Africa, moves N into Sahel for rains, May-Oct; in NE E, C and SE Africa birds migrate to drier zones during
rains. (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after del Hoyo J A Elliott; J Sargatal (eds) (1992) - www.hbw.com,
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(A digitised version of this map is published in GIS shape format on the GROMS CD).
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| (Last update: 26.04.04 by E.Heuel) |