Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Herons, Egrets and Bitterns :: Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis

Described by: Linnaeus (1758)
Alternate common name(s): Buff-backed Heron, Common Cattle-egret, Eastern Cattle-egret
Old scientific name(s): Ardeola ibis, Egretta ibis

Photographs

Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan - Aug 23, 2003 © William Hull  near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 9, 2005 © William Hull  near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 9, 2005 © William Hull  near Poipu, Kauai Island, Hawaii, USA - Apr 9, 2005 © William Hull  Location unknown - Date unknown © Dan Marsh 
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Range

Cosmopolitan;
(1) Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldive, Andaman, Nicobar Is., se. Asia (s. Vietnam in the Mekong Delta), China s. of the Yangtze, s. Korea, s. Japan, Ryukyu Is., Bonin Is., Taiwan, Hainan, Philippines, w. Micronesia (Caroline Is.), Indonesia, islands in the Indian Ocean, s. New Guinea, Australia (locally in sw. and n. Western Australia, n. Northern Territory, n. and e. Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and se. South Australia), Tasmania, New Zealand.
(2) Seychelles.
(3) W. and s. United States from nw. and c. California, s. Idaho and s. Canada in s. Saskatchewan, Minnesota, s. Ontario and New England, West Indies, e. Mexico, n. Baja through Central America and South America (Brazil, Bahia, Chapada Diamantina) to nw. Chile, n. Bolivia, Uruguay and n. Argentina, Galapagos. Portugal (Pera Marsh, Lagoa dos Salgados, Algarve), Spain, s. France, n. Morocco, nw. Algeria, Egypt (Nile), sc. Turkey, Israel, s. Russia (Volga), Iran, Caspian Sea area, se. Iraq, sw. Arabian Pen., Africa s. of the Sahara from Senegambia e. through s. Mali, s. Niger, Cameroon, Sao Tome, s. Chad, s. and c. Sudan to Ethiopia, s. Somalia and Kenya (breeds regularly at Kisumu and Garsen, and sporadically at other locations including North Kinangop and Emali) s. to South Africa. Madagascar, Comoros s. to Mascarene Is. (Mauritius).
Introduced to the Hawaiian Is.
Formerly bred in the Cape Verde Is.
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North America n. of Mexican border
Summer: s. and c. CAL, sw. ARZ, e. WIS, s. NYK, e. NJY, e. DEL, e. MYD, se. VIR, e. NCA, e. SCA, s. GEO, FLA, s. ALA, s. MIS, LOU, s. ARK, ex. se. OKA, e. TEX;
Winter: s. CAL, sw. ARZ, se. GEO, e. and c. FLA s. and ex. s. ALA, ex. s. MIS, s. LOU, e. TEX; Sporadic nesting and dispersal further n. to s. Canada. Expanding its range northward.

Videos

Playa Larga, Matanzas Province, Cuba - Mar 11, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is in flight.

Playa Larga, Matanzas Province, Cuba - Mar 11, 2002 Source: William Hull
Description: Bird is walking across a lawn.

Sounds

Location unknown - Date unknown Source: Naturesongs.com
Location unknown - Date unknown Source: ETI BioInformatics

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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