Goliath Heron

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q118608
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Summary

Goliath Heron is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,328 views/month, #1,244 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Ardea[5]
  • Endemic to: Sundarbans National Park[6], Namdapha National Park[7], Sunderbans Wildlife National Park[8]
  • Taxon name: Ardea goliath[9]
  • Commons category: Ardea goliath[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Ardea goliath[11]
  • Commons gallery: Ardea goliath[12]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/2c04922c-82dd-4718-ab22-c9772408de9c[13]
  • Short name: A. goliath[14]
  • Taxon common name: crëyr goliath[15], Goliath Heron[16], Goliathreiher[17], Garza goliat[18], agró goliat[19], volavka obrovská[20], koljathaigur[21], Goliathegre[22], Velika čaplja[23], Исполинская цапля[24], オニアオサギ[25], Goliathejre[26], goljathaikara[27], Góliátgém[28]
  • Wingspan: 220 cm[29]
  • Mass: 109 g[30]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[31]
  • Litter size: 3[32]
  • Egg incubation period: 27 day[33]

Body

Identifiers

Goliath Heron's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 4969[34]. Goliath Heron's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2767355[35]. Goliath Heron's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45515778[36]. Goliath Heron's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2480927[37]. Goliath Heron's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174784[38].

Why It Matters

Goliath Heron has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . birdsofindia.org. birdsofindia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . researchgate.net. researchgate.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ebird.org. ebird.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [35] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [38] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [37] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . AVIAN BODY SIZES IN RELATION TO FECUNDITY, MATING SYSTEM, DISPLAY BEHAVIOR, AND RESOURCE SHARING. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [32] ↑ . The worldwide variation in avian clutch size across species and space. wikidata.org.
  36. [33] ↑ . Handbook of the Birds of the World. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Mullanur · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of life id → 45515778
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'bg', 'bh', 'bm', 'br', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs',
    Sitelink count → 51
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Egg incubation period → {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+27'}
    Litter size → {'amount': '+3'}
    Taxon rank → species
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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