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Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

They arrived in the US, in Florida, in 1941. They were first found in Oklahoma in 1962, the same year they reached California. They associate with and are often perched on cattle and other large mammals, who disturb the insects the egrets eat.

Life in the Water

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Life in the Water

CONSERVATION STATUS

Least Concern

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