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Birds
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
Authorship: (Linnaeus)
Records
25 April 2021 at the Rio Grande by V. Mata-Silva, A. Rocha (UTEP) (Photos); 13 May 2022 at Bull Tank by A. Rocha and V. Mata-Silva (UTEP) (Photos).
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
SubphylumVERTEBRATA (Vertebrates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPELECANIFORMES
FamilyARDEIDAE (Bittern, Heron, and Egret Family)
GenusBubulcus
Speciesibis
Recent Observations
Sourced from iNaturalist
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Eastern Cattle-Egret (opens in new tab)bloombeetlesMay 19, 202663MF+WM4, Dombivli, Mothagaon, Dombivli West, Kalyan, Maharashtra 421202, India
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Garcilla bueyera occidental (opens in new tab)julianazaduOct 26, 2026
Garcilla bueyera occidental (opens in new tab)alejandra_maria7Oct 26, 2026Avenida de las Ciencias, Huelva, Huelva, ES
Western Cattle-Egret (opens in new tab)bobschallmannOct 25, 2026Souda Bay, Crete, GR
Western Cattle-Egret (opens in new tab)mani37136Oct 26, 2026Arts Block (South), Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641046, India
Airone guardabuoi (opens in new tab)mariotarantinoOct 26, 2026Provincia di Barletta-Andria-Trani, Italia
黃頭鷺 (opens in new tab)yu-chenOct 24, 2026633台灣雲林縣土庫鎮
黃頭鷺 (opens in new tab)yu-chenOct 18, 2026632台灣雲林縣虎尾鎮
Conservation assessments from the following sources:
- NatureServe Explorer
- IUCN Red List
- Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
| IUCN Red List | LCLeast Concern |
|---|---|
| NatureServe Global | Not assessed |
| NatureServe (Texas) | Not assessed |
| Texas SGCN | Not assessed |