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Western Cattle-Egret

Ardea ibis

The Western Cattle-Egret is a friendly bird that loves to hang out near cows and other animals. They help keep the fields clean by eating bugs and insects, making them great helpers on farms!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Western Cattle-Egret is a small, stocky egret, typically pure white with a short, stout yellow bill and yellow legs. During breeding season, it develops distinctive orange-buff plumes on its head, back, and chest, making it visually unique among white egrets.

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Western Cattle-Egret

Kategorie

Vögel

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Cattle Egrets often sleep and nest in huge groups, sometimes with thousands of birds!

Its name comes from its clever habit of always hanging out near cattle!

They sometimes eat surprising foods like lizards, frogs, and even small mice!

This bird spread across the world in just 100 years, often flying across oceans!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Western Cattle-Egret can follow large grazing animals, attracting insects that are disturbed by their movement, making hunting easier.

Western Cattle-Egret has brilliant orange-buff feathers during breeding season, which signals readiness to find a mate.

Western Cattle-Egret can forage near farm machinery, catching small creatures revealed by plows and tractors.

Maße und Details

Länge: 46-56 cm
Flügelspannweite: 90-95 cm
Gewicht: 0.27-0.55 kg
Lebenserwartung: 5-15 Jahre
Top Speed: 35 km/h
Gelegegröße: 3-5
Brutzeit: 21-26 Tage
Zugstrecke: 2000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

This bird mainly eats bugs and small creatures stirred up by big grazing animals.

Hauptnahrung

grasshoppers
crickets
flies
beetles
frogs
lizards

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

symbiotic with

Domestic Cattle

Bos taurus

Hunts insects stirred up by grazing.

eats

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

A primary food source, caught from open ground.

eaten by

African Rock Python

Python sebae

Eggs and chicks are prey in some regions.

eaten by

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Adults and juveniles can be prey for large raptors.

Merkmale

Gefiedert

Gefiedert beschreibt Tiere, hauptsächlich Vögel, die ein Federkleid besitzen.

Sozial

Soziale Tiere leben in organisierten Gruppen und kooperieren, um ihr Überleben zu sichern, beispielsweise bei der Nahrungssuche, Verteidigung und Aufzucht der Jungen.

Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.