Bubulcus


Bubulcus is a genus of heron in the family Ardeidae. Most taxonomic authorities lump both of the following together, calling them cattle egrets, and making the genus monotypic. It contains the following species:
ImageNameCommon nameDistribution
Bubulcus ibisWestern cattle egretSouthern Spain and Portugal, tropical and subtropical Africa and humid tropical and subtropical Asia
Bubulcus coromandusEastern cattle egretsouthern and eastern Asia, and Australasia