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Egretta eulophotes
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Description

Location: hong Kong,China

Identification

Swinhoe�s Egret

Egretta eulophotes

RANGE: Very rare and little-known. Breeding range is unclear: colonies in southern China, possibly elsewhere in China, in North Korea around Taegam Island and perhaps on the coast of the Russian Far East. Migratory but extent of movements little-known. Recorded in South Korea, southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, Hong Kong, Malaya, Singapore and Borneo. Vagrant recorded on Christmas Island.

HABITAT: Tidal estuaries and mudflats.

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