Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis - Héron garde-boeufs
Systematics
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Order:
Pelecaniformes
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Family:
Ardéidés
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Genus:
Bubulcus
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Species:
ibis
Descriptor
Biometrics
- Size: 56 cm
- Wingspan: 88 à 96 cm.
- Weight: 300 à 400 g
Longevity
15 years
Geographic range
Description identification
Western Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a species of bird in the Ardeidae family.
Subspecific information monotypic species
Foreign names
- Héron garde-boeufs,
- Garcilla bueyera,
- carraceiro-ocidental,
- Kuhreiher,
- pásztorgém,
- Koereiger,
- Airone guardabuoi,
- kohäger,
- Kuhegre,
- hltavka chochlatá,
- volavka rusohlavá,
- Kohejre,
- lehmähaikara,
- Veereier (Bosluisvoël),
- esplugabous,
- Kúhegri,
- czapla złotawa,
- lopu gārnis,
- kravja čaplja,
- Египетская цапля,
- Kuntul kerbau,
- ニシアマサギ,
- 西牛背鹭,
- 西方牛背鷺〔西方黃頭鷺〕,
Habitat
Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland ; Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls), Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland
Sources of information
- IOC World Bird List (v12.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2022.
Other sources of interest
- Accipitriformes
- Anseriformes
- Apodiformes
- Apterygiformes
- Bucerotiformes
- Caprimulgiformes
- Cariamiformes
- Casuariiformes
- Charadriiformes
- Ciconiiformes
- Coliiformes
- Columbiformes
- Coraciiformes
- Cuculiformes
- Eurypygiformes
- Falconiformes
- Galliformes
- Gaviiformes
- Gruiformes
- Leptosomiformes
- Mesitornithiformes
- Musophagiformes
- Opisthocomiformes
- Otidiformes
- Passeriformes
- Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontiformes
- Phoenicopteriformes
- Piciformes
- Podicipediformes
- Procellariiformes
- Psittaciformes
- Pterocliformes
- Rheiformes
- Sphenisciformes
- Strigiformes
- Struthioniformes
- Suliformes
- Tinamiformes
- Trogoniformes