- Chinese Egret
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Chinese Egret 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae Genus: Egretta Species: E. eulophotes Binomial name Egretta eulophotes
(Swinhoe, 1860)
Yellow: breeding, green: year-round, blue: nonbreeding The Chinese Egret or Swinhoe's Egret, Egretta eulophotes, is a full-crested, white egret with yellow bill. It breeds in Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China, and then migrates south through Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. The main wintering grounds appear to be in the Eastern Visayas (Leyte, Bohol and Cebu).
It is classified as Vulnerable, the biggest threat being habitat loss. The current population is estimated at between 2,600 and 3,400 birds.
References
- BirdLife International (2008). Egretta eulophotes. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 February 2009. Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used.
External links
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Egretta
- Herons
- Ardea
- Birds of Asia
- Birds of India
- Birds of Sri Lanka
- Birds of Russia
- Birds of China
- Birds of Korea
- Birds of Japan
- Birds of Southeast Asia
- Birds of Bangladesh
- Birds of Burma
- Birds of Vietnam
- Birds of Cambodia
- Birds of Thailand
- Birds of Malaysia
- Birds of Singapore
- Birds of Brunei
- Birds of Indonesia
- Birds of the Philippines
- Bird stubs
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