Chinese Egret
Egretta eulophotes(Swinhoe, R, 1860)
English (US) Chinese Egret
The Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Ardeidae (Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns) in the order Pelecaniformes.
Range: eastern Asia; winters to southeastern Asia, Philippines, and IndonesiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Egretta eulophotes
- Order
- Pelecaniformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Chinese Egret
- Described by
- (Swinhoe, R, 1860)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Herodias eulophotes
- Described by
- (Swinhoe, R, 1860)
- Type locality
- Amoy, China.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.1, vol.2, no.5 p.64
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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