Tuesday, May 30, 2017

EASTERN CATTLE EGRET

Photographed in Kuala Lumpa, March 2017
(*  216)                EASTERN CATTLE EGRET               Bubulcus coromandus

MALAYSIA                 5

Found in grasslands and pastures as well as nearby wetlands such as rice paddies and former tim mine pools; seeks company of cattle or buffalo feeding on the insects they disturb. 50-55 cm. Near global distribution; mostly a migrant to Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak.


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