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Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Great EgretArdea alba
Eastern Cattle-EgretArdea coromanda
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Yellow-billed EgretArdea brachyrhyncha
White IbisEudocimus albus
Little Blue HeronEgretta caerulea
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Alaska | 74,820 |
|---|---|
| California | 53,744 |
| United States | 32,629 |
| Virginia | 20,448 |
| Maryland | 18,965 |
| Canada | 16,551 |
| Arizona | 11,838 |
| Ontario | 10,300 |
| Texas | 9,880 |
| North Carolina | 9,552 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Pelicans, Herons, and Allies · Pelecaniformes |
| Family | Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns · Ardeidae |
| Genus | Great Herons and Egrets · Ardea |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of Bogota Capital District, Colombia
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Cattle-Egret with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.