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Cattle Egret in Plumage, Bubulcus ibis, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Karnataka, India

A cattle egret walking through the grass near a pond. they are in their non-breeding plumage.

Portrait of great egret birds standing in the grass field during sunset.

Two cattle egrets search for food in a grassy area of Costa Rica.

an Egret rests on a tree off the coast of western Florida

white heron sitting on a buffalo and looking

White egret birds (egretta garzetta) are standing in a watery paddy field looking for food, is a species of small heron in the family Ardeidae, an aquatic bird, consuming a variety of small creatures

Cattle Egrets - Ardea ibis - standing on a cow's back in a rural outback Australian paddock early in the morning. Photo Chris Ison.

Cattle egret with branch to build the nest

close-up of a cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) on black background

Cattle egret close up inside Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania

Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis, Satara, Maharashtra, India

$Western Cattle Egret.\nThe western cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but some (including the International Ornithologists' Union) separate them. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century.\n\nIt is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of water and often with other wading birds. The nest is a platform of sticks in trees or shrubs. Western cattle egrets exploit drier and open habitats more than other heron species. Their feeding habitats include seasonally inundated grasslands, pastures, farmlands, wetlands and rice paddies. They often accompany cattle or other large mammals, catching insect and small vertebrate prey disturbed by these animals. Some populations of the cattle egret are migratory and others show post-breeding dispersal.\n\nThe adult cattle egret has few predators, but birds or mammals may raid its nests, and chicks may be lost to starvation, calcium deficiency or disturbance from other large birds. This species maintains a special relationship with cattle, which extends to other large grazing mammals; wider human farming is believed to be a major cause of their suddenly expanded range. The cattle egret removes ticks and flies from cattle and consumes them. This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases.$

The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a egret species belonging to the family Ardeidae. The cattle egret species are distributed in Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Europe, Africa, Australia and Americas.

White cattle egret wild bird, also known as Bubulcus ibis walking on green lawn in summer.

A Great Egrt in breeding plumage flying over the water.

Two Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis) perch and preen on the tops of old grape vines in central Chile

A Cattle Egret Perching itself on the back of a resting buffalo

$Name: Cattle Egret\nScientific name: Bubulcus ibis\nCountry: Costa Rica\nLocation: Tortuguero National Park$

Western cattle heron (Bubulcus ibis) in cloudy weather.

An egret is any of several herons, most of which are white or buff, and several of which develop fine plumes during the breeding season.

portrait at sunset with green background - Gambia

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