- Egretta ardesiaca
Identification
Identification
Distribution
Sub-Saharan Africa: breeds widely but discontinuously from Senegal to Sudan and south, mainly through the eastern half of the continent, to South Africa. Probably dispersive rather than migratory, perhaps nomadic in response to rains in some areas.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Behavior
Foraging
This bird has a distinctive hunting method. It forms an umbrella with its wings and catches the fish which are drawn to the shade. Lake margins and riverbanks, tidal creeks and flooded grasslands
