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Eastern Cattle Egret

To: "'John Penhallurick'" <>, <>
Subject: Eastern Cattle Egret
From: "Jeff Davies" <>
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:30:08 +1000
G'day John,

If you have a look at photos of both taxon in breeding plumage you will see
substantial difference in extent of coloured feathering to the head. They
appear to have been separated for a long time and continue to be. It's and
African Asian divide which has persisted despite the invasion east into
Australia and west to the Americas. If they are invading each other as you
suggest then I would expect the plumage differences to not be sustained and
intermediates to be obvious which they are not.

Cheers Jeff.







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Subject: Eastern Cattle Egret

Hi friends,

I have been surprised to see that some authorities, including
worldbirdnames, have accepted the split of the Eastern Cattle Egret from the
taxon found in the rest of the world. Given the way that Cattle Egrets have
spread so widely around the world in such a relatively short time, I find it
hard to believe that gene flow could have been interrupted long enoguh for a
new species to emerge.

I would welcome any thoughts.

 

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