Where does the Black Heron live?
Egretta ardesiaca has 37,055 records in 44 countries and territories, from 1869 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 37,055 records
- 44 places
- 76 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPelecaniformesArdeidaeEgretta
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18692026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14,782 | |
| Madagascar | 3,778 | |
| Botswana | 3,137 | |
| Gambia | 3,133 | |
| Tanzania | 1,793 | |
| Kenya | 1,739 | |
| Senegal | 1,316 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1,306 | |
| Namibia | 1,158 | |
| Zambia | 1,031 | |
| Ghana | 633 | |
| Ethiopia | 597 | |
| Mozambique | 437 | |
| Nigeria | 316 | |
| Uganda | 289 | |
| Malawi | 240 | |
| Benin | 229 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 179 | |
| Rwanda | 165 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 138 | |
| Cabo Verde | 135 | |
| Angola | 106 | |
| Liberia | 78 | |
| Guinea | 55 | |
| Mauritania | 39 | |
| Djibouti | 37 | |
| Oman | 35 | |
| Sierra Leone | 31 | |
| Chad | 25 | |
| Cameroon | 20 | |
| Togo | 20 | |
| DR Congo | 17 | |
| Burundi | 10 | |
| Eswatini | 10 | |
| Somalia | 9 | |
| Italy | 7 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 7 | |
| Greece | 5 | |
| Mali | 5 | |
| Bahrain | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 44 places.
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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.