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Western Cattle Egret

Ardea ibis

Birds
NativeYear-round · Migratory
Western Cattle Egret, photo 1 of 5
Western Cattle Egret, Juvenile
Western Cattle Egret, photo 3 of 5

Bird. Present year-round and migratory. Lives in fields and on the tundra.

There are 793 observations of Western Cattle Egret in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Centre-du-Québec and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in October and November.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie211
  2. Centre-du-Québec149
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent99
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine68
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean41
  6. Lanaudière35
  7. Côte-Nord34
  8. Mauricie32
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches29
  10. Montréal22
  11. Estrie21
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue18
  13. Laurentides13
  14. Capitale-Nationale10
  15. Outaouais7
  16. Nord-du-Québec4

Habitat

FieldsMario Hains
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

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