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Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized egret with white body and buff patches on head and neck. Eyes, bill and legs are yellowish-orange.

Identification Note: only white egret with both a yellow bill and yellow legs.

Habitat:

Found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

Introduced to Hawaii in 1959.

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Cattle Egret

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O'ahu, Hawai'i

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PublishedApril 29, 2014

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