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Range Map for Cattle Egret

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Migration

Short-distance to long-distance migrant. Most Cattle Egrets breeding in North America migrate to Mexico, Central America, and the Greater Antilles. Several populations stay in the southern United States. They not only migrate in predictable patterns but also wander erratically and may turn up well to the north of their normal range.

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