Bird

Cattle egret

Ardea ibis

हिन्दी: गाय बगला

IUCN: Least Concern

Cattle egret in breeding plumage with an orange-buff head

Scientific name: Ardea ibis
Hindi name: गाय बगला
Family: Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes
Group: Bird
Conservation status: Least Concern
Length: About 50 cm

The white bird that walks with the cows.

Spot it Stocky and white with a yellow bill; in the breeding season the head and back turn orange-buff.
Home Fields, pastures and village ponds; it does not need deep water.
Food web Eats grasshoppers and insects that grazing animals stir up, plus frogs and worms.
Why it matters Free pest control for farmers and herders.

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