Herons (Ardeidae)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) - HBW 1, p. 415
French: Héron garde boeufs
German: Kuhreiher
Spanish: Garcilla Bueyera
Other common names: Buff-backed Heron
Taxonomy: Ardea Ibis Linnaeus, 1758, Egypt.
Alternatively placed in Egretta or Ardeola; work on DNA indicates closer genetic link with Ardea than with Egretta. Race coromandus sometimes treated as allospecies. Validity of race seychellarum has been questioned; only one specimen in breeding plumage known from collections. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Africa and Madagascar; SW Europe to Caspian Sea; N, C & S America, from Canada to Guianas and N Chile; also NE Argentina and scattered parts of Brazil.
- seychellarum (Salomonsen, 1934) - Seychelles.
- coromandus (Boddaert, 1783) - S & E Asia to Australia and New Zealand.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds preening in a tree Locality Mindo Valley, Pichincha Province, Ecuador (ssp ibis)
Stefan Behrens 31 August 2005 5 years ago 43 sec 4.6 -
Several birds feeding on a carcass. Locality Nawa Talao Lake, Surendranagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp coromandus)
Josep del Hoyo 18 February 2011 1 year ago 23 sec 4.4 -
A bird on top of a tree preening Locality San Miguel, Santiago de Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia (ssp ibis)
Pere Sugranyes 20 June 2010 2 years ago 49 sec 4.4 -
A big group seeking for food in a dump Locality Nianing, Thiès Region, Senegal (ssp ibis)
Juan Sanabria 9 January 2007 6 years ago 26 sec 4.4 -
A mixed colony of Cattle Egrets and White Storks Locality Asni, Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz Region, Morocco (ssp ibis)
Josep del Hoyo 17 May 2006 6 years ago 44 sec 4.4 -
strange swinging neck hunting technique Locality Doñana National Park, Andalucia, Spain (ssp ibis)
Juan Sanabria 28 March 2010 2 years ago 39 sec 4.3
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With a kill a field mouse
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 1 December 2011 1 year ago 4.8 -
With a lizard for lunch
Locality Ras Laffan, Al Khor, Qatar (ssp ibis)
John A Thompson 23 March 2008 2 years ago 4.5 -
Cattle egret, non breeding.
Locality Jerrabomberra Wetlands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Margaret Leggoe 5 June 2011 37 weeks ago 4.4 -
riding a warthog
Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia
Marco Valentini 28 December 2012 17 weeks ago 4.4 -
Adult bird in full breeding plumage
Locality Gatton, Queensland, Australia (ssp coromandus )
David Taylor 1 October 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Showing breeding plumahe
Locality Arakhiya Farm, Al Rayyan, Qatar
John A Thompson 24 November 2011 1 year ago 4.3
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Calls of chicks in nest demanding feed Locality Rajasthan, India
(ssp coromanda)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 3 years ago 4.7 -
Calls of adults in heronary during breeding period Locality Rajasthan, India
(ssp coromanda)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 August 2003 3 years ago 4 -
Several birds on the roosting site. Locality Chapada Diamantina, Bahia State, Brazil
(ssp ibis)
Ciro Albano 3 April 2008 4 years ago 3.5 -
In flight. Locality Viçosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil
Noé Eiterer 9 November 2011 2 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 0
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