{"id":24578,"date":"2012-10-30T15:26:37","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T14:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:13:04","slug":"cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/waders\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/","title":{"rendered":"Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. 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.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Cattle Egret\u00a0<i>Bubulcus\u00a0ibis<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-137-24578\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-879\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-9.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (09)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (09)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-878\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-8.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (08)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-8.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (08)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-877\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-7.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (07)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (07)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-876\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-6.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (06)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (06)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-875\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-5.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (05)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (05)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-874\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-4.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (04)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (04)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-873\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-3.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (03)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (03)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-872\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-2.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (02)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (02)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-871\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-10.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at Luquillo, Puerto Rico\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-870\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-1.jpg\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) at s&#039;Albufeira Marsh, Mallorca, Spain\" alt=\"Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (01)\" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis\/thumbs\/thumbs_cattle-egret-bubulcus-ibis-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (01)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Bubulcus. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. 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