Factual description of Cattle Egret:-
Common name:- Cattle Egret
Scientific name:- Bubulcus ibis
# Cattle Egret are cosmopolitan bird species, belongs to heron family.
# Cattle Egret is a stocky heron with a 88-96 cm wingspan, the bird is 46-56 cm long and weighs 270-512 g.
# Cattle Egret has a relatively short thick neck, sturdy bill, and a hunched posture. The non-breeding adult has mainly white plumage, a yellow bill and greyish-yellow legs.
# During breeding season, adults develop orange-buff plumes on the back, breast and crown, and the bill, legs and irises become bright red for a brief period prior to pairing.
# The sexes are similar, but the male is marginally larger and has slightly longer breeding plumes than the females.
# Cattle Egret are opportunistic feeders, they follow the large animals or farm machines around to catch insects.
# Cattle Egret are known to come in from far places to catch insects fleeing from a fire.
# Cattle Egret are known to greatly reduce the number of flies that bothers cattle by pecking off their skin, that is the reason, cattle egret are found in a close relationship with the large cattles.
# IUCN status of the Cattle Egret is ''Least Concern".
