• Synonyms Giant Heron
  • Old latin name for bird Ardea nobilis

Goliath Heronbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Flight call, © Derek Solomon
    Zimbabwe
  • 2.
    Call, duet, © Gregory Askew
    Saudi Arabia
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Marc Anderson
    Zambia
  • 5.
    Call, © Jonathan Onongo
    Uganda
  • 6.
    Song, © Jane Trembath
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Goliath Heron

  • Breeding region Africa, Eurasia
  • Breeding subregion widespread in Africa s of the Sahara, Iran and Iraq to India

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansReusereier, Reuse Reier, Reuse-reier
Arabicرﺎﺒﳉا نﻮﺸﻠﺒﻟ, بلشون عملاق
BelarusianВелізарная чапля
Bengaliদৈত্য বক, বদতয ফক
BulgarianЧапла голиат, Голиатова чапла
CatalanBernat Goliat, agró goliat
Chinese巨鹭
Chinese (Traditional)巨鷺
Croatianvelika čaplja, Golema čaplja
Czechvolavka obrovská
DanishGoliathejre
DutchGoliathreiger, Reuzenreiger
EsperantoGoliata ardeo, Giganta ardeo
Estoniankoljathaigur
Finnishgoljathaikara
FrenchHéron goliath
FrisianReuzereager
GalicianGarzón goliat
GermanGoliathreiher, Riesenreiher
GreekΕρωδιός Γολιάθ, Γιγαvτoτσικvιάς
Hebrewאנפת גלית, אנפת גולית, אנפת גוליית
HungarianÓriás gém, Góliátgém
IcelandicJötnahegri
IrishOllchorr
ItalianGolia, Airone gigante, Airone golia
Japaneseオニアオサギ
Latvianmilzu gārnis
Lithuaniangarnys milžinas, Didysis garnys
MacedonianГолема чапја
Malteserussett Golija
ManxCoar 'oawragh
Northern SamiGoliatháigir, Goljátháigir
Norwegiangoliathegre
Norwegian NynorskGoliathegre
Persianغول حواصیل (غول وکا), غول حواصیل
Polishczapla olbrzymia
PortugueseGarca-gigante, garça-gigante, Garca Gigante
RomanianStârc uriaş
Russianисполинская цапля, Цапля исполинская, Цапля-голиаф
SerbianGolema čaplja
Slovakvolavka obrovská, Volavka Goliášova
SlovenianOrjaška čaplja, goljat, orjaška caplja
SpanishGarza goliat
SwahiliPondagundi Mkubwa, Koikoi Jitu
Swedishgoliathäger
Tatarдәү челән
TswanaKôkôlôhutwê
TurkishDev Balıkçıl, Büyük Balıkçıl
Ukrainianчапля-велетень
WelshCrëyr goliath
ZuluuNozalizingwenyana