---
title: "Czapla złotawa"
description: "Ardea ibis — Ptaki. The western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/western-cattle-egret
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Czapla złotawa

> Ardea ibis — Ptaki. The western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones.

- Scientific name: *Ardea ibis*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Łąki i pola), `freshwater` (Jeziora i rzeki), `farm` (Gospodarstwo), `savanna` (Sawanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 101062
- Wikidata: [Q106447604](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106447604)
- iNaturalist taxon: [411086](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/411086)

## Names

- en: Western Cattle-Egret
- de: Westlicher Kuhreiher
- es: Garcilla bueyera occidental
- fr: Héron garde-boeufs
- pl: Czapla złotawa

## Countries with the most observations

US (32581), MX (10571), ES (6990), IT (4929), FR (4173), ZA (4005), CO (2903), PT (2520), BR (2238), CR (1352), EC (1294), AR (1268)

## Summary

The western cattle egret (Ardea ibis) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones. Formerly, most taxonomic authorities lumped this species and the eastern cattle egret together (called the cattle egret), but the two cattle egrets are now treated as separate species. Despite the similarities in plumage to the egrets of the genus Egretta, it is more closely related to the herons of Ardea. Originally native to parts of Africa, southwest Asia and southern Europe, it has undergone a rapid expansion in its distribution and successfully colonised much of the New World…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_cattle_egret

## Photo

![Czapla złotawa](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/western-cattle-egret/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tim Kirsten · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92022018

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/western-cattle-egret?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).