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Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala

Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published February 2, 2014

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Distribution of the Black-headed Heron - Range Map
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Distribution of the Black-headed Heron

Recommended Citation

Martínez-Vilalta, A., A. Motis, and G. M. Kirwan (2014). Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/blhher1/1.0
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