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A classical example of the Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) pirating Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) nests in Alabama

Published in 1995

The Cattle Egret, (Bubulcus ibis,) has been observed pirating Little Blue Heron, (Egretta caerulea,) nests at several colony sites in Alabama (Dusi 1968; McKitrick 1975).


Author: Julian l. Dusi and Rosemary D. Dusi
Volume Number: 42 Year Published: 1995
Issue Number: 1
Page Number: 3

Link to article: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1995/Vol 42 No. 1_1995_p3-5.pdf
Link to the full issue of BirdLife: http://birdlife.aosbirds.org/1995/Vol 42 No. 1_1995.pdf
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Published on:
January 19, 2018

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