Ecology and Influence of Age and Habitats on the Diurnal Activity Patterns of Cattle Egret (Bubulcus Ibis)
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2025
Authors
Ojija, Fredrick
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
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It was found that habitat types and age may influence diurnal activities of cattle egrets. In average, the grassland comprised 41.59% of all of diurnal activities, while forest and bushland comprised 21.54% and 35.79% of all of diurnal activities respectively (P0.05). The adult cattle egrets spent much time feeding than sub-adults and juveniles. The feeding behaviour was the diurnal activity of cattle egrets performed most often in the morning hours. The diurnal activity patterns and time budgets of the cattle egrets may be due to their strategies to cope with environmental factors such temperatures, different habitats and food availability; and high foraging behaviour can be due to high energy demand.
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This research article was published by INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH in 2025