Herons, Bitterns
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
The cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard two of its subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea.
- Family
- Herons, Bitterns
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- Weight
- 366 g
- Habitat
- Human Modified
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Partial migrant
- Countries recorded
- 156
Photo: Rolf Dietrich Brecher from Germany, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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