Bubulcus
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| Bubulcus | |
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| Breeding-plumaged adult of western cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
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| Genus: | Bubulcus Bonaparte, 1855 |
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:
| Image | Name | Common name | Distribution |
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Bubulcus ibis | Western cattle egret | Southern Spain and Portugal, tropical and subtropical Africa and humid tropical and subtropical Asia |
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Bubulcus coromandus | Eastern cattle egret | southern and eastern Asia, and Australasia |
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Categories:
- Bubulcus
- Bird genera
- Taxa named by Charles Lucien Bonaparte