Madagascar Heron

Taxobox | name = Madagascar Heron
status = EN | status_system = IUCN3.1

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Ciconiiformes
familia = Ardeidae
genus = "Ardea"
species = "A. humbloti"
binomial = "Ardea humbloti"
binomial_authority = Milne-Edwards & Grandidier, 1885

The Madagascar Heron (or Humblot's Heron) ("Ardea humbloti") is a species of heron. In Madagascar, it is common to the north and west coasts as well as Lake Alaotra, but also inhabits the Comoro Islands and Mayotte.

The Madagascar Heron is an endangered species, with a population estimated between 1,000 and 3,000. Its population is apparently declining. The major threats the heron faces are hunting (both the bird itself and its eggs) and habitat destruction (the cutting of nesting trees and the disappearance of wetlands.)

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External links

* [http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=3721&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet.]