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cattle egret

Bubulcus ibis

Description:

White, with yellow bill and legs

Habitat:

Pastures, moist savanna, wetlands

Notes:

Excellent example of mutualism in this photo; both cattle egrets and red-billed oxpeckers on Cape buffalo

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2 Comments

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

I think you also have ox-peckers in this photo; you could post it again for that species.

Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Please add this lovely spotting to the symbiotic relationships mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7987...

Jeff Dreier
Spotted by
Jeff Dreier

Nongoma Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Spotted on May 3, 2008
Submitted on Jun 24, 2013

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