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title: "Eastern Cattle-Egret"
description: "Ardea coromanda — Aves. The eastern cattle egret (Ardea coromanda) is a species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate zones."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/eastern-cattle-egret
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Cattle-Egret

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

- Scientific name: *Ardea coromanda*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `freshwater` (Lagos e rios), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 33070
- Wikidata: [Q137507771](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q137507771)
- iNaturalist taxon: [1585373](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/1585373)

## Names

- en: Eastern Cattle-Egret
- de: Östlicher Kuhreiher
- es: Garza ganadera oriental
- fr: Héron de Coromandel
- it: Bubulcus coromandus

## Countries with the most observations

IN (8957), TW (8665), AU (3668), TH (1371), CN (1177), HK (1152), ID (945), LK (819), MY (562), KR (478), PH (361), SG (322)

## Summary

The eastern cattle egret (Ardea coromanda) 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 western 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. It is native to southern and eastern Asia, and Australasia.
It is a white bird adorned with buff plumes in the breeding season. It nests in colonies, usually near bodies of…

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

## Photo

![Eastern Cattle-Egret](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-cattle-egret/medium.jpg)

Photo: 葉子 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62116466

## Machine access

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