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Common Name

Western Cattle Egret

Alternate Names

Common Type

Egret

Order

Pelecaniformes

Family

Ardeidae

Genus

Bulbucus

Species

ibis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Dominican Republic, Kenya

Number of Sub-Species

0

Migratory or Resident

Partially Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Feeds in fields and dry grassy habitats by following cattle or other graziers. Occasionally feed in shallow water.

Distribution and Range

Western Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Food

Primarily terrestrial insects and ocastionally aquatic prey

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