Western Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLinnaeus, C, 1758
English (US) Western Cattle Egret
The Western Cattle Egret (Ardea ibis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: southern Europe eastward to Iran, and Africa, Madagascar, and islands in western Indian Ocean (Seychelles, Aldabra, Comoros, and Mauritius); colonized the New World in the 20th century, now widespread in North and South America; introduced to the Hawaiian Islands; partially migratory in North America and southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Ardea ibis
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Western Cattle Egret
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Ardea Ibis
- Described by
- Linnaeus, C, 1758
- Type locality
- Egypt.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.144
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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