Range Description: Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis

Summary of the extent of the breeding, wintering, migration and year-round range of this species in the Western Hemisphere, including Canada, U.S.A. and Mexico:

Canada - Breeding only: 15,082 square km; Wintering only: 511,854 square km
Caribbean - Resident year-round: 233,427 square km
Central America - Resident year-round: 437,880 square km; Wintering only: 84,095 square km
Mexico - Resident year-round: 529,123 square km; Breeding only: 1,742 square km; Wintering only: 1,334,857 square km
South America - Resident year-round: 15,498,798 square km; Wintering only: 2,226 square km
U.S.A. - Resident year-round: 273,744 square km; Breeding only: 972,073 square km; Wintering only: 6,413,342 square km