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iChinese Egret
Conservation status
Image:Status iucn3.1 VU.svg Vulnerable (VU) </div>
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ardeidae Genus: Egretta Species: E. eulophotes
Binomial name
Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860)

The Chinese Egret or Swinhoe's Egret, Egretta eulophotes, is a full-crested, white egret with yellow bill. It breeds in Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China.

It is classified as Vulnerable, the biggest threat being habitat loss.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Egretta eulophotes. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used

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