Chinese Egret

Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860)

≈46 cmLength462 gWeight

It is an all-white heron with a clear yellow bill and a large tuft of ornamental plumes on the back of the head in summer plumage.

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: China, Thailand, Philippines

Vulnerable

How to identify

Field marks

White overall
Clear yellow bill, black legs and feet, and yellow toes in summer plumage
Blue lores and ornamental plumes on the rear head, back and breast in summer plumage
Dark bill with a pale peach-brown base in winter plumage; yellow-green legs and lores

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: April–May · Most records: China, Thailand, Philippines

Chinese Egret has been recorded at 305 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 10 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

To protect this bird from disturbance, we don't list exact sites.

Countries and regions with the most records

China Thailand Philippines South Korea Singapore Malaysia Japan Vietnam

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Chinese egret or Swinhoe's egret (Egretta eulophotes) is a threatened species of egret from east Asia, first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1860.

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Questions

How big is the Chinese Egret?

The Chinese Egret is about ≈46 cm long and weighs around 462 g.

Where does the Chinese Egret live?

Its breeding range: Palearctic: coastal Russian Far East and Korean Peninsula to eastern China. It is most often recorded in China, Thailand and Philippines.