Chinese egret
Egretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860)
The chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes) is a species in the family Ardeidae, order Pelecaniformes. Recorded adults weigh 385 g to 554 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the chinese egret
- Weight
- 385 g – 554 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- coastalsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.2 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Migratorysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the chinese egret live?
Not recorded
What is the chinese egret?
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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Is the chinese egret endangered?
The chinese egret is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the chinese egret classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPelecaniformes
- familyArdeidae
- genusEgretta
- SpeciesEgretta eulophotes (Swinhoe, 1860)
Synonyms Herodias eulophotes
Other names and names in other languages (47)
- Swinhoe's egretEnglish
- بلشون صينيArabic
- بلشون أبيض صينيArabic
- Жълтоклюна бяла чаплаBulgarian
- Herlegon SinaBreton
- martinet de la XinaCatalan
- volavka žlutozobáCzech
- crëyr TsieinaWelsh
- Østlig SilkehejreDanish
- Kinesisk SilkehejreDanish
- SchneereiherGerman
- Ĉina egretoEsperanto
- ĉinia egretardeoEsperanto
- Garceta chinaSpanish
- hiina siidhaigurEstonian
- قار چینیPersian
- kiinanjalohaikaraFinnish
- Aigrette de ChineFrench
- Éigrit ShíneachIrish
- mangrovska čapljaCroatian
- kontyos kócsagHungarian
- Kuntul cinaIndonesian
- Garzetta cineseItalian
- Garzetta della CinaItalian
- カラシラサギJapanese
- 노랑부리백로Korean
- kininis garnysLithuanian
- Svinhū gārnisLatvian
- Burung Bangau CinaMalay
- Náátsʼózídę́ę́ʼ toohjįʼ ndiigaiiNavajo
- Chinese zilverreigerDutch
- kritthegreNorwegian
- czapla żółtodziobaPolish
- garça-chinesaPortuguese
- Желтоклювая цапляRussian
- volavka čínskaSlovak
- Kineska bela čapljaSerbian
- sidenhägerSwedish
- นกยางจีนThai
- cin ak balikciliTurkish
- Swinhoe Ak BalıkçılıTurkish
- чепура жовтодзьобаUkrainian
- Cò trắng Trung QuốcVietnamese
- 唐白鷺Chinese
- 唐白鷺〔黃嘴白鷺〕Chinese
- 黃嘴白鷺Chinese
- 黄嘴白鹭Chinese
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Relatives of the chinese egret
Other species in the same genus Egretta.
Little egret
Egretta garzetta
Western reef heron
Egretta gularis
Pacific reef heron
Egretta sacra
Snowy egret
Egretta thula
Tricolored heron
Egretta tricolor
Black heron
Egretta ardesiaca
CompareChinese egret vs Little egretChinese egret vs Western reef heronChinese egret vs Pacific reef heronChinese egret vs Snowy egret
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the chinese egret?
An adult chinese egret weighs 385 g – 554 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the chinese egret endangered?
The chinese egret is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
What kind of animal is the chinese egret?
The chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes) belongs to the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes.
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