Goliath heron

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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 is still known as an occasional vagrant.

Read on Wikipedia · Image Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa, CC BY 2.0