Chinese Egret [Egretta eulophotes]
Description
The Chinese Egret or Swinhoe's Egret is a threatened species of egret from east Asia. It is large, at 68 cm long, and entirely white with a long, slim, black bill and yellowish-orange feet. It breeds on small islands off the coasts of far eastern Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China, wintering in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Chordates
Chordata
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|---|---|
| Class |
Birds
Aves
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| Order |
Pelicans and Relatives
Pelecaniformes
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| Family |
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Ardeidae
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| Genus |
Egrets
Egretta
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