cattle egret
A species of heron often seen near livestock; scientific name Bubulcus ibis.
A cattle egret was standing near a cow in the rice field.
Katakana spelling is standard for this bird name; the word is usually written in kana.
Rare kanji form; the characters mean 'nun' and 'heron'.
Rare kanji form; the characters mean 'sweet' and 'heron'.
The name likely combines あま (sweet, or possibly a variant of あめ 'rain') with さぎ (heron), but the exact derivation is uncertain.