WoRMS taxon details
Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1827
212666 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212666)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Length: 120-152 cm. Plumage: grey back; chestnut head, neck and belly; foreneck and breast white streaked black. Immature...
Description Length: 120-152 cm. Plumage: grey back; chestnut head, neck and belly; foreneck and breast white streaked black. Immature brownish grey above, paler chestnut below with streaking obscure. Bare parts: iris yellow; lores and eye-ring greenish yellow; bill very large, black above, horn below; feet and legs black. Habitat: estuaries and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
WoRMS (2024). Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1827. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212666 on 2024-05-01
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basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Length: 120-152 cm. Plumage: grey back; chestnut head, neck and belly; foreneck and breast white streaked black. Immature brownish grey above, paler chestnut below with streaking obscure. Bare parts: iris yellow; lores and eye-ring greenish yellow; bill very large, black above, horn below; feet and legs black. Habitat: estuaries and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
