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cattle egret

Bubulcus ibis

Photo by Jeff Dreier
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

White, with yellow bill and legs

Habitat:

Pastures, moist savanna, wetlands

Notes:

Excellent example of mutualism in this photo; both cattle egrets and red-billed oxpeckers on Cape buffalo

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I think you also have ox-peckers in this photo; you could post it again for that species.
Please add this lovely spotting to the symbiotic relationships mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7987627

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PublishedJune 24, 2013

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