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Goliath heron, giant heron (Ardea goliath)
Subject: Goliath heron, giant heron (Ardea goliath)
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Goliath Heron RWD4 - Goliath heron, giant heron (Ardea goliath).jpg
Resolution: 2413x1829 File Size: 368955 Bytes Date: 2010:09:23 10:04:58 Camera: Canon EOS REBEL T2i (Canon) F number: f/6.3 Exposure: 1/400 sec Focal Length: 200/1 Upload Date: 2017:03:13 11:58:12

Goliath heron, giant heron (Ardea goliath)


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English: Goliath_Heron (Ardea goliath) at St. Lucia, South Africa
Date 23 September 2010
Author DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goliath_Heron_RWD4.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.
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Species: Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1827
Synonyms: Garza goliath

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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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