Goliath Heron (Ardea goliath)
About the Goliath Heron
The Goliath heron (Ardea goliath), also known as the giant heron, is a very large wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. It is primarily found in sub-Saharan Africa, with smaller, declining numbers in Southwest and South Asia. Asian records are now very rare, but it does still known as an occasional vagrant.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 6 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasrecording
- Great EgretArdea albarecording
- Grey HeronArdea cinerearecording
- Intermediate EgretArdea intermediarecording
- Purple HeronArdea purpurearecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.