EASTERN CATTLE EGRET

Photographed on the outskirts of Siem Reap, Cambodia, November 2023

 (*  216)                EASTERN CATTLE EGRET               Bubulcus coromandus

CAMBODIA                 52

Found in grasslands and pastures as well as nearby wetlands such as rice paddies; seeks company of cattle or buffalo feeding on the insects they disturb. 50-55 cm. Originally native to parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the rest of the world in the last century. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus, although some authorities regard its two subspecies as full species, the western cattle egret and the eastern cattle egret. 

EASTERN CATTLE EGRET

Photographed at Westport, South Island, New Zealand, April, 2019

(*  216)                 EASTERN CATTLE EGRET                Ardea ibis or Bubulcus coromandus

NEW ZEALAND                 117

Uncommon Australian migrant. Usually associated with livestock, especially cattle, in damp pasture. May return to same farms for autumn and winter year after year.

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.