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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A bird in breeding plumage in a tree, preening Locality Rabat Zoo, Rabat, Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer Region, Morocco (ssp ibis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2007 5 years ago 33 sec 2.6 -
Several birds standing close to the water. Locality Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas State, Mexico (Southern) (ssp ibis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 April 2009 3 years ago 21 sec 2.5 -
A bird on a Water Buffalo, and an overview of the surroundings. Locality Tissamaharama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka (ssp coromanda)
Pieter de Groot Boersma 1 July 2007 4 years ago 24 sec 2.5 -
Several birds with cattle Locality Khao Yai National Park, North Eastern Thailand, Thailand (ssp coromanda)
Josep del Hoyo 17 November 2004 7 years ago 22 sec 2.2 -
a bird in the top of a tree Locality Spain (ssp ibis)
Wout van den Brink 3 May 2000 3 years ago 25 sec 2
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Breeding plumage adult.
Locality Orange Valley, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago (ssp ibis)
nigel lallsingh 5 July 2009 1 year ago 3 -
Breeding Plumage
Locality Basai Wetlands, Gurgaon District, Haryana, India (ssp coromanda)
sharad 16 April 2011 2 years ago 3 -
A bird on a horse.
Locality Camargue, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (ssp ibis)
Fran Trabalon 10 February 2004 2 years ago 3 -
they are quietly walking on grass.
Locality Gujarat, India (ssp coromanda)
drshaileshdarjimd 19 January 2011 2 years ago 3 -
An adult perched on the ground.
Locality Ciutadella Park, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp ibis)
gemma aznar 27 December 2010 2 years ago 3 -
An adult perched on the ground.
Locality Ciutadella Park, Barcelona, Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain (ssp ibis)
gemma aznar 11 December 2010 2 years ago 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 6 weeks ago 0
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