Species profile
Goliath Heron
Ardea goliath
Quick answer
LITERATURE. — Green & Sayer (1979); Dowsett (1993); Borrow & Demey (2001, 2014); Portier (2002 c); Balanca et al. (2007); Sinclair & Ryan (2010); Dowsett et al. (2013). FIELD DATA. — eBird; GBIF; WABD.
- Scientific name
- Ardea goliath
- Family
- Ardeidae
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Genus
- Ardea
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Goliath Heron in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.