Goliath heron, giant heron (Ardea goliath) Description
English: Goliath_Heron (Ardea goliath) at St. Lucia, South Africa
Date 23 September 2010
Author DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/)
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goliath_Heron_RWD4.jpg
The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller numbers in Southwest and South Asia.
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Ardeidae
Genus: Ardea
Species: Ardea goliath Cretzschmar, 1827
Synonyms: Garza goliath
