Goliath heron, giant heron (Ardea goliath)

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English: « Ardea goliat » = Ardea goliath (Goliath Heron) - adult female
Français: « Ardea goliat » = Ardea goliath (Héron goliath) - femelle adulte
Date 1838
Source Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux http://archive.org/stream/Nouveaurecueild5Temm#page/474/mode/2up
Author Nicolas Huet le Jeune (1770–1830) Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (1768–1849)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ardea_goliath_1838.jpg

The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller numbers in Southwest and South Asia.

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Scientific Name: Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1827 Common Names: Goliath Heron, Giant Heron French: Héron goliath German: Goliathreiher Spanish: Garza goliat Taxonomy: Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1829, Bahr el Abiad = White Nile.

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