Bubulcus
Bubulcus is a genus of heron in the family Ardeidae. Most taxonomic authorities lump both of the following together, calling them cattle egrets, and making the genus monotypic. It contains the following species:
Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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Bubulcus ibis | Western cattle egret | Southern Spain and Portugal, tropical and subtropical Africa and humid tropical and subtropical Asia | |
Bubulcus coromandus | Eastern cattle egret | southern and eastern Asia, and Australasia | |
Bubulcus | |
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Breeding-plumaged adult of western cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Pelecaniformes |
Family: | Ardeidae |
Genus: | Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855 |
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