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Cattle Egret
Veereier · Bubulcus ibis
A short, sturdy white egret with a yellow bill that keeps close company with large animals. As buffalo, elephant or antelope walk, they flush insects from the grass and the egret grabs an easy meal. When breeding it flushes orange-buff on its head, chest and back.
Log your Cattle Egret sighting — free →How to identify it
A stocky short-necked white egret with a yellow bill, usually seen among big animals rather than in water.
Where to see it in Kruger
Found across grassland and bush, often riding on or walking beside big game park-wide.
Did you know
It follows elephants, buffalo and rhino to snap up the grasshoppers they kick out of the grass.
Often confused with
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