Eastern Cattle Egret
In the tropics, subtropics and
warm temperate zones of much
of the world.
Bubulcus coromandus
(L 20" WS 36" Wt 12 oz)
Siang Saen Lake
25Mar2016
Rice fields near Inthanon
Highland Resort
20Mar2016
The cattle egret has undergone
one of the most rapid and wide
reaching natural expansions of
any bird species. (Wikipedia)
Bubulcus is Latin for herdsman;
coromandus refers to the
Coromadel Coast of India.
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