Western cattle egret: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the western cattle egret lives – recorded in 138 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ardea ibis
Group	Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	138 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Bird
Order	Pelecaniformes
Family	Ardeidae

Where does the western cattle egret live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the western cattle egret in 138 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. In Argentina, Aruba, Belgium, Brazil, Bahamas, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Curaçao, Germany, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Georgia, Guatemala, India, Saint Lucia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the western cattle egret endangered?

The western cattle egret’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the western cattle egret?

The western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) is a bird in the order Pelecaniformes and the family Ardeidae, genus Ardea. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the western cattle egret

The western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Formerly, most taxonomic authorities lumped this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but the two cattle egrets are now treated as separate species. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Africa, southwest Asia and southern Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the New World in the last century.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Western cattle egret (revision 1375987262), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q106447604 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).