Herons (Ardeidae)
Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) - HBW 1, p. 412
French: Aigrette de Chine
German: Schneereiher
Spanish: Garceta China
Other common names: Swinhoe's Egret, Yellow-billed White Heron
Taxonomy: Herodias eulophotes Swinhoe, 1860, Amoy, China.
Formerly thought to be a white morph of E. sacra. Monotypic.
Distribution: Breeds in Korea, E China and possibly also in E Siberia; non breeders range from Japan to Sumatra and E to Philippines.
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adult
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 13 May 2009 3 years ago 4.6 -
adult
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 13 May 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
adult
Locality Heuksan-do Island, Jeollanam-do Province, South Korea
AurélienAudevard 13 May 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Four non-breeding birds in flight.
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand (Monotypic species)
David Beadle 16 November 2012 23 weeks ago 3.7 -
A bird on the water.
Locality Japan (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 July 2002 18 weeks ago 3.6 -
A bird looking for food on the water.
Locality Japan (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 July 2002 18 weeks ago 3.2 -
An adult bird in breeding plumage, frontal view.
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Mark Andrews 4 February 2007 4 years ago 3 -
An adult non breeding bird foraging at small creek alongside a mangrove forest.
Locality Laem Pak Bia-Pak Thale, Phetchaburi Province, Western Thailand, Thailand
Edward Smith 11 February 2001 2 years ago 2.9
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