A small white heron which feeds around grazing cattle and game herds. Native to southern Eurasia and Africa, it colonized North and South America and Australasia in the 20th century.
牛背鹭
Bubulcus or 'Ardeola' ibis, family Ardeidae
Example sentencesExamples
In the flooded fields there were some cattle egrets and small shorebirds.
In August, when I visit, cattle egrets nest in massive cypress tree canopies.
Scientists also predicted that species like the black kite, cattle egret and great reed warbler, not currently found in Britain, could migrate there if warmer summer temperatures continued.
On the helicopter ride back to my base I passed over some fields I think may have been growing rice. I saw more cattle egrets and a not very satisfying view of a purple heron.
I noticed a snow-white bird in the distance and thought it was a cattle egret at first.
Definition of cattle egret in US English:
cattle egret
noun
A small white heron with long buff feathers on the head, back, and chest in the breeding season, and normally feeding around grazing cattle and game herds. It is native to southern Eurasia and Africa, and has colonized North and South America and Australasia in the 20th century.
牛背鹭
Bubulcus or 'Ardeola' ibis, family Ardeidae
Example sentencesExamples
Scientists also predicted that species like the black kite, cattle egret and great reed warbler, not currently found in Britain, could migrate there if warmer summer temperatures continued.
I noticed a snow-white bird in the distance and thought it was a cattle egret at first.
On the helicopter ride back to my base I passed over some fields I think may have been growing rice. I saw more cattle egrets and a not very satisfying view of a purple heron.
In August, when I visit, cattle egrets nest in massive cypress tree canopies.
In the flooded fields there were some cattle egrets and small shorebirds.