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The Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus
ibis) are introduced species which inhabit many of
our wetlands in Hawaii. Egrets are two feet tall
and twenty inches in width. They are white in
color. The Cattle Egrets' diet consists of insects,
and other small creatures such as frogs, toads,
lizards, and spiders.
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During mating, their crown,
back, and breast turn rusty brown. They usually
live in woodlands, swamps, mangrove forests, or
coastal islands, and because of this they are the
most wide spread type of egrets.
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The female cattle egret will
build a nest of twigs and grasses in a tree, and
then lay two to four bluish-white eggs. The eggs
will hatch in about 24 days. The young egrets will
become independent 45 days after hatching. The
egrets are a threat to our native birds because
they eat much of the food resources of the wetland,
including the young of native birds.
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