Animalia > Chordata > Aves > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae > Ardea > Ardea humblotiArdea humbloti (Humblot's Heron; Madagascar Heron)Humblot's heron (Ardea humbloti), also known as the Madagascar heron, is a species of heron. In Madagascar, it is uncommon to the north and west coasts as well as Lake Alaotra, but also inhabits the Comoro Islands and Mayotte. Humblot's heron is an endangered species, with a population estimated at only 1,500 mature individuals. Its population is apparently declining. The major threats the heron faces are poaching (both the bird itself and its eggs) and habitat destruction (the cutting of nesting trees and the disappearance of wetlands.) |
Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) Unique (100) Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) Unique & Vulnerable (100) ED Score: 8.45761 EDGE Score: 4.32626 |
Diet [1] | Carnivore (Invertebrates), Piscivore | Diet - Fish [1] | 70 % | Diet - Invertibrates [1] | 30 % | Forages - Water Surface [1] | 100 % | ![](/img/transp.gif) | Clutch Size [2] | 3 |
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Name |
Location |
IBA Criteria |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Ambavanankarana wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Ampasindava Wetlands and Forest Complex |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ankaizina Wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ankarafantsika National Park and Ampijoroa Forestry Station |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ankarana Special Reserve |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Ankobohobo Wetlands and Forest Complex |
Madagascar |
A1, A3 |
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Baly Bay National Park |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Bemamba Wetland Complex |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Bombetoka Bay and Marovoay wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Iles Barren complex |
Madagascar |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Lake Alaotra |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Lake Itasy |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Lakes Anony and Erombo |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Maevatanana: Ambato-Boeni wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Mahajamba Bay wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Mahavavy Kinkony Wetland |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Manambolomaty wetland complex and Tsimembo Classified Forest |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Port Bérgé Wetlands |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3 |
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Sahamalaza Bay wetlands SAPM |
Madagascar |
A1, A3, A4i |
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Southwestern Coastal Wetlands and Nosy Manitse |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Tambohorano wetland Complex |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Wetlands of the Tsiribihina delta and upper Tsiribihina river |
Madagascar |
A1, A2, A3, A4i |
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Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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