The western cattle egret is a species of heron found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Most taxonomic authorities lump this species and the eastern cattle egret together, but some separate them. 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 in the last century. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.144
Protonym:
Ardea Ibis
Type locality:
Egypt.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/163/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
6CCDAC53F56435B4
Avibase ID:
avibase-6CCDAC53
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6CCDAC53
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 174803
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 29th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulbus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 30th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulbus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 4th edition (incl. 31st suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulbus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (1957): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 32nd suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 33rd suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Western Cattle or Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus [ibis or coromandus]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Cattle Egret ( Ardea ibis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Héron garde-boeufs ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Héron garde-boeufs ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Cattle Egret ( Ardeola ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Western/Eastern Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis/coromandus) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Egretta ibis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bubulcus ibis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Egretta ibis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Cattle Egret ( Bubulcus ibis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubulcus ibis [version 1] |
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