Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Scientific name definitions
- Names (47)
- Monotypic
Raymond C. Telfair II
Version: 1.0 — Published October 24, 2023
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Veereier |
| Albanian | Ҫafka lopçare |
| Asturian | Garcina llendadora (ibis) |
| Azerbaijani | Qərb misir vağı |
| Basque | Koartzatxo itzaina |
| Bulgarian | Западна биволска чапла |
| Catalan | esplugabous occidental |
| Chinese (SIM) | 西牛背鹭 |
| Czech | volavka rusohlavá |
| Danish | Kohejre |
| Dutch | Koereiger |
| English | Western Cattle Egret |
| English (United States) | Western Cattle Egret |
| Faroese | Vestankúhegri |
| French | Héron garde-boeufs |
| French (France) | Héron garde-boeufs |
| German | Kuhreiher |
| Greek | (Δυτικός) Γελαδάρης |
| Hebrew | אנפית בקר מערבית |
| Hungarian | Pásztorgém |
| Icelandic | Kúhegri |
| Italian | Airone guardabuoi |
| Japanese | ニシアマサギ |
| Latvian | Lopu gārnis |
| Norwegian | kuhegre |
| Polish | czapla złotawa |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | garça-vaqueira |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Carraceiro |
| Romanian | Stârc de cireadă |
| Russian | Египетская цапля (ibis) |
| Serbian | Čaplja govedarka |
| Slovak | hltavka chochlatá |
| Slovenian | Kravja čaplja (ibis) |
| Spanish | Garcilla Bueyera Occidental |
| Spanish (Chile) | Garza bueyera |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Garcita bueyera |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Garceta (Garza) Bueyera Occidental |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Garza Ganadera Occidental |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Garza Ganadera Occidental |
| Spanish (Panama) | Garceta Bueyera Occidental |
| Spanish (Spain) | Garcilla bueyera occidental |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Garza Bueyera |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Garcita Reznera (ibis) |
| Swedish | kohäger |
| Turkish | Sığır Balıkçılı |
| Ukrainian | Чапля єгипетська (підвид ibis) |
| Zulu | ilanda |
Revision Notes
Brooke K. Keeney standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Eliza R. Wein generated the distribution map. Myrah A. Bridwell copy edited the account. Raymond C. Telfair II reviewed the account.
Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Ardea Ibis
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.144.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Egypt.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- bubulcus
- Bubulcus
- ibis
- Ibis
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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