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Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

Photo by Atul
Published on Project Noah
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19.8, 72.75

Field Notes

Habitat:

Found in fields and dry grassy habitats
It follows cattle, horses to catch the insects they stir up.

Notes:

The bird is in its breeding plumage .it typically gets these orange plumes around the neck

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
HemaShah
There should be a mission on Breeding Plumage.
andyarct
Great picture! He looks both elegant and sad at the same time.

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PublishedAugust 22, 2011

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