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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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I’d like to introduce you to a diminutive heron, the Cattle Egret Bubuclus ibis. The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals. Cattle Egret is more closely related to herons in the genus Ardea then the species termed egrets in the genus Egretta. ibis and the eastern B.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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According to Couzens, after laying the eggs, females sometimes immediately abandon their first mate and pair up with another male. This Cattle Egret has just read a paper stating that it would be 3.6 On the other hand, there have been reports of Black-crowned Night Heron chicks being adopted by Common Terns ( source ).

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