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Egretta eulophotes
Photographed in Hong Kong, China by Neil

Identification

Distribution

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. Also accidental vagrant to Agattu Island, Alaska.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Tidal estuaries and mudflats.

Behaviour

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