Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartkopreier |
| Arabic | بلشون أسود الرأس |
| Bulgarian | Черноглава чапла |
| Croatian | crnoglava čaplja |
| Czech | volavka africká |
| Danish | Sorthovedet Hejre |
| Dutch | Zwartkopreiger |
| English (Kenya) | Black-headed Heron |
| English (United States) | Black-headed Heron |
| Finnish | kobolttihaikara |
| French | Héron mélanocéphale |
| German | Schwarzhalsreiher |
| Greek | Μαυροκέφαλος Ερωδιός |
| Hebrew | אנפה שחורת-ראש |
| Hungarian | Feketenyakú gém |
| Icelandic | Hettuhegri |
| Japanese | ズグロアオサギ |
| Lithuanian | Juodagalvis garnys |
| Norwegian | svarthodehegre |
| Polish | czapla czarnogłowa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Garça-de-cabeça-preta |
| Russian | Черноголовая цапля |
| Serbian | Crnoglava čaplja |
| Slovak | volavka čiernohlavá |
| Spanish | Garza Cabecinegra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garza cabecinegra |
| Swedish | svarthuvad häger |
| Turkish | Kara Boyunlu Balıkçıl |
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826
PROTONYM:
Ardea melanocephala
Children & Vigors, 1826. Narr.travelN.Cent.Afr.[Denham & Clapperton] App.XXI, p.201.
TYPE LOCALITY:
no locality; ? near Lake Chad.
Definitions
- ARDEA
- melanocephala / melanocephalon / melanocephalos / melanocephalum / melanocephalus
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Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Scientific name definitions
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 2, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 2, 2014
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Authors
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Martínez-Vilalta, A., A. Motis, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Black-headed Heron (Ardea melanocephala), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.blhher1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- February 2, 2014
- Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala
Authors
Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan
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.