bird · Pelecaniformes · Ardeidae
Black-headed Heron
Ardea melanocephala Children & Vigors, 1826 — also called BHHE. Occurrence records of the Black-headed Heron are shared on GBIF from around 302 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all False Bay Nature Reserve (4 162 records), in 9 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernArdeidae
302reserves with records
55 659records around them
9provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 4 162 |
| Garden Route National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 2 966 |
| Rietvlei Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 2 044 |
| Addo Elephant National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 1 912 |
| Table Mountain National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 1 896 |
| Korsman ConservancyPrivate game reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 691 |
| Marievale Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 401 |
| Kloofendal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 353 |
| Moreleta Kloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 167 |
| Rietfontein Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 1 100 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 1 028 |
| Tokai ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 956 |
| Naval Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 906 |
| Highveld GardenNature reserve | FS Free State | 808 |
| Iphithi Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 804 |
| Springside Nature ReserveProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 795 |
| Paarl Bird SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 712 |
| Knysna National Lake AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 708 |
| Rondevlei Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 689 |
| Nyati ConcessionProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 665 |
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 663 |
| Helderberg Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 661 |
| Bishop Bird ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 645 |
| Pledge Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 596 |
| Saint Lucia ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 593 |
| Kruin ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 571 |
| Eugene Marais ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 561 |
| Seal IslandNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 558 |
| Dick Dent Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 554 |
| Lower Guinea-Fowl TrailNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 516 |
| Settlers Park Nature ReserveNature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 516 |
| DONKIN RESERVENature reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 509 |
| Wonderboom Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 495 |
| Elephant Sanctuary HartbeespoortWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 486 |
| Monkey SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | NW North West | 486 |
| Groenkloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 480 |
| East London Coast Nature ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 435 |
| The WaterberryNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 435 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 394 |
| Muizenberg CaveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 387 |
| Limietberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 370 |
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 351 |
| Sneeuwberg Protected EnvironmentProtected area | FS Free State | 339 |
| Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 325 |
| St. James SpringNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 317 |
| West Coast National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 292 |
| Borakalalo Game ReserveGame reserve | GP Gauteng | 280 |
| Rotary ParkNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 274 |
| Meyersdal KoppieNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 266 |
| De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 247 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 235 |
| Bontebok National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 232 |
| West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 224 |
| Karkloof Conservation CentreWildlife sanctuary | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 221 |
| Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area | WC Western Cape | 217 |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 212 |
| Grysbok ParkNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 209 |
| Jan Marias Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 205 |
| Umdoni Bird SanctuaryGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 201 |
| Umhlanga LagoonProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 201 |
and 242 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 106 reserves
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 66 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 43 reserves
- Gauteng
- 38 reserves
- Free State
- 17 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 11 reserves
- North West
- 9 reserves
- Limpopo
- 6 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 6 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Scientific name
- Ardea melanocephala
- GBIF taxon
- 2480923
- Wikidata
- Q220578
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.