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Eastern Cattle Egret
Bubulcus coromandus(Boddaert, 1783)
Least ConcernNative
- Conservation
- Least Concern
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The eastern cattle egret is a species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Formerly, most taxonomic authorities lumped this species and the western cattle egret together, but the two cattle egrets are now treated as separate species. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. It is native to southern and eastern Asia, and Australasia.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South and east Asia and Australasia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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