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Egretta ardesiaca |
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Melanophoyx ardesiaca |
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Héron garde-bœuf ardoise |
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Black Egret |
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Completely black with black legs but yellow toes. |
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In DRC, this species is only present in Katanga. |
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This bird has the curious habit to pace small-depth's humid zones with its wings stretched in front of him in order to create a 'tent'. The shade created like this allows him to see the bottom better and to attract fishes. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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