WoRMS taxon details
Bubulcus
AphiaID: 159741
AphiaID: 159741
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Ciconiiformes (Order) > Ardeidae (Family) |
| Status | accepted | |||||||
| Record status | Added by Database Management Team | |||||||
| Rank | Genus | |||||||
| Parent | Ardeidae | |||||||
| Source |
basis of record: Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details] | |||||||
| Direct child taxa [show all] | Species Bubulcus ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||
| Note |
Description: Size: small, stocky. Plumage: white with buff in breeding plumage. Other details: bills short and stout; follow hooved animals to feed on disturbed insects. [details] | |||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159741 | |||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: WoRMS (2013). Bubulcus. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159741 on 2013-05-23 | ||||||||
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