Utah Bird Profile - Cattle Egret

Utah Bird Profile
Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis

Name Roots: (L. bubulus, "concerning cattle"; -cus, suffix meaning "belonging to" - ibis, [from Egyptian name])

In Utah:

Article by Tom Williams

by John Crawley

Nesting,
feeding,
characteristic behaviors:

Nests in a deciduous tree or in a shrub at a height of 3-30 (0.5-65) feet, in a platform nest. This species is not a cowbird host. This species is an insectivore: ground gleane>.

Habitat:

Breeds in Utah in wetlands and agriculture habitats.

How to find:

| USGS Profile (Geological Survey) | US Winter Range Map | US Summer Range Map |

Occur. (FS)

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