Chinese egret
Swinhoe's egret
egretta eulophotes latin

The Chinese egret, which is considered to be one of the fifty rarest birds in the world, can be found here.

The Chinese Egret averages 68 cm in height.

Many species of birds, can also be spotted along the coastline such as the endangered Chinese egret, egretta eulophotes.

The nuptial plumes Chinese Egret, like other egrets were in demand for decorating hats.

Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes)

The endangered Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) and Black-winged cuckoo-shrike were sighted in the area.

Outside the breeding season the Chinese Egret occurs in shallow tidal estuaries, mudflats and bays, occasionally visiting rice-fields and fish ponds.

In South Korea the first returning Chinese Egrets, almost always already in full-breeding plumage, start to arrive back in mid-April.

The Chinese Egret breeds on small islands off the coasts of far eastern Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China.

The Chinese Egret or Swinhoe's Egret (Egretta eulophotes) is a threatened species of egret from east Asia.

The emblem of the HKBWS is the Chinese Egret which visits Hong Kong on migration and used to breed in the territory.

Among the frequent guests are Chinese egrets, Asiatic dowitchers, Eastern curlews, plovers, sanpipers, Black-tailed Godwit and Red Knot.

The site has been identified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area (IBA) because it supports vulnerable Chinese Egrets.

Chinese Egret, Egretta eulophotes A fossil species, Egretta subfluvia, is known from the Late Miocene or Early Pliocene of Florida.

The more than 250 bird species include the Chinese Egret, Lesser Adjutant Stork, many species of Kingfisher and White-winged Wood Duck.

Species using the site include Swan Geese, Whooper Swans, Black-faced Spoonbills, Chinese Egrets, Red-crowned Cranes and Nordmann's Greenshanks.

This is a vital refuelling depot for around 50,000 birds of 47 species (including the endangered Chinese egret Egretta eulophotes and Asiatic dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus) on the east-Asian migratory route to Australia.

These include Swan Geese, Bean Geese, Whooper Swans, Oriental Storks, Black-faced Spoonbills, Chinese Egrets, Great Bustards, White-naped Cranes, Hooded Cranes, Red-crowned Cranes, Far Eastern Curlews and Spotted Greenshanks.

During August and September 1998 two survey circuits were conducted along most of the west and south coast of South Korea and provided some insight into the suspected autumn migration strategy, with around 475 Chinese Egrets found between August 18 and September 2, increasing to 615 between September 13 and 28.

These include water birds such as Swinhoe's egret and the Asian dowitcher and reptiles such as the Burmese python.

The Chinese Egret or Swinhoe's Egret (Egretta eulophotes) is a threatened species of egret from east Asia.

Many species of birds, can also be spotted along the coastline such as the endangered Chinese egret, egretta eulophotes.

This is a vital refuelling depot for around 50,000 birds of 47 species (including the endangered Chinese egret Egretta eulophotes and Asiatic dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus) on the east-Asian migratory route to Australia.