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Cattle Egret

The cattle egret of its scientific name Bubulcus ibis, is a bird living all over the world with the exception of Antarctica.

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It is a bird belonging to the Ardeidae family and the Pelecaniformes order.

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This bird is recognizable with its white body having a brown "line" in breeding plumage. Its beak and legs are orange in breeding plumage and in winter plumage its beak is orange and its legs are black.

In the Cattle Egret, it is impossible to recognize the female from the male.

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The Cattle Egret feeds mainly on insects and small vertebrates.

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He lives especially near marshes, in the countryside or near a lake.

The nest is built in the vegetation always close to the water. It lays 4 to 5 eggs.

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It is a fairly silent species.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.

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Cattle egret almost breeding winter plumage

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