Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Bubulcus ibis Biometrics

Wingspan: 90 - 96 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 48 - 53 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 300 - 400 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Occasional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Occasional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Occasional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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