Black Headed Heron

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Bird name: Black Headed Heron
Latin: Ardea melanocephala
Other: Héron mélanocéphale (Fr)
Family: Ardeidae • Herons
Range: Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar
Similar: Grey Heron

The Black-headed Heron is a large African Heron similar to the Grey Heron but with black or very dark grey top of head and back of neck.

André took the photo below in Amboseli National Park in Kenya. Tom, took the one above in Tanzania.

Below, a Black-headed Heron in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, Oct 2009