In this post, I took several photos of buffalo egrets in the rice fields of Aceh during the harvest period. I took all these photos using a personal camera.
Photo by @arfa
From some of the references that I read, I am also interested in telling a few things about this bird species.
Buffalo egrets belong to the order Ciconiiformes. The birds in this order are relatively large, have long legs and beaks, and have a slow wing beat.
Ciconiiformes cannot use their feet to run fast, their gait tends to be slow but regular. However, when I took it, it was very difficult to take it up close, 20 meters I approached, the bird immediately flew away.
Photo by @arfa
This white bird lives in various parts of the world. The poultry scientifically named Bubulcus ibis lives in Africa, America, Asia and Australia.
Photo by @arfa
Birds are the only feathered and vertebrate animals other than bats, which have strong wings and ability to fly (Birdlife International, 2011). Of the various species, waterbirds are a type whose entire life is related to water areas or wetlands.
This buffalo egret or Bubulcus ibis measures about 50 centimeters in size. During the non-breeding season, the plumage of the bird is white with a wash of orange on the forehead.
Photo by @arfa
Classification of the Buffalo Egret
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordo | Ciconiiformes |
| Family | Ardeidae |
| Genus | Bubulcus |
| Species | Bubulcus ibis |
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| Photographer | @arfa |
| Category | Nature |
| Camera | Canon EOS 7 D |
| Lens | EF 70-250mm f/2.8 L IS USM |
| Location | Aceh |
What do you think? Are there birds like this living around you?
Nice pictures with some nice information. I rarely see these bird in farms, they migrate in winter and can be rarely seen in spring and summer.
Thank you, where are you from?
I am from Pakistan dear brother
Hi @arfa, beautiful photos of Buffalo Egrets.
I love nature in all its expressions and birds are one of them.
I enjoyed your post very much.
Regards
Thanks @raizayanez
Nice to see you here
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Magnificent photos, I would have liked to see a little more scientific information about her! there's a lot of information! Either there is dimorphism in this or you also have E. alba continues like this! great post!
Hi hive-127788, thanks for your appreciation and support.