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Black-headed Heron

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Taxon taxon Q220578
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Black-headed Heron

Summary

Black-headed Heron is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black-headed Heron's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Black-headed Heron is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Black-headed Heron's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Black-headed Heron is classified within Ardea[6].
  • Black-headed Heron's scientific name is Ardea melanocephala[7].
  • Black-headed Heron's Commons category is recorded as Ardea melanocephala[8].
  • Black-headed Heron's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ardea melanocephala[9].
  • Black-headed Heron's Commons gallery is recorded as Ardea melanocephala[10].
  • Black-headed Heron's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[11].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Black-headed Heron'}[12].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzhalsreiher'}[13].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garza cabecinegra'}[14].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'bernat capnegre'}[15].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'volavka africká'}[16].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'savannihaigur'}[17].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Svarthodehegre'}[18].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Черношейная цапля'}[19].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ズグロアオサギ'}[20].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Sorthovedet Hejre'}[21].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'kobolttihaikara'}[22].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'feketenyakú gém'}[23].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'czapla czarnogłowa'}[24].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'volavka čiernohlavá'}[25].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'svarthuvad häger'}[26].
  • Black-headed Heron is commonly known as {'lang': 'af', 'text': 'Swartkopreier'}[27].

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Classification

Black-headed Heron's scientific name is Ardea melanocephala[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ardea[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schwarzhalsreiher'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Garza cabecinegra'}[14], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'bernat capnegre'}[15], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'volavka africká'}[16], and {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'savannihaigur'}[17].

Identifiers

Black-headed Heron's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4972[28]. Black-headed Heron's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2492403[29]. Black-headed Heron's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480923[30]. Black-headed Heron's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174787[31].

Why It Matters

Black-headed Heron ranks in the top 0.81% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (339 views/month, #1,587 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Burkina Faso

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3.5'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Taxon range → Africa, Burkina Faso
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