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The Humblot's heron (Ardea humbloti) is a bird found in Madagascar and Mayotte. Found in Madagascar and Mayotte. It eats fish and insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Humblot's heron lives

Found in Madagascar and Mayotte.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐟 Fish70%
• 🐛 Insects & bugs30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Questions about the Humblot's heron

Where does the Humblot's heron live?

The Humblot's heron lives in Madagascar and Mayotte. Found in Madagascar and Mayotte.

What does the Humblot's heron eat?

fish (about 70%), insects and other small invertebrates (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Humblot's heron endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

More birds from Africa

• Gabela bushshrike
• Braun's bushshrike
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• Pulitzer's longbill
• Uluguru bushshrike
• Bernier's vanga

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.