Ardea goliath Cretzschmar 1827 (Goliath heron)

Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae

Belongs to Ardea according to J. del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Ardea alba, Ardea aurelianensis, Ardea brachyrhyncha, Ardea brunhuberi, Ardea cinerea, Ardea cocoi, Ardea effosa, Ardea formosa, Ardea herodias, Ardea humbloti, Ardea insignis, Ardea intermedia, Ardea latipes, Ardea lignitum, Ardea melanocephala, Ardea modesta, Ardea pacifica, Ardea paloccidentalis, Ardea piveteaui, Ardea plumifera, Ardea polkensis, Ardea purpurea, Ardea sumatrana

Ecology: volant piscivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Ardea goliath in the database

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