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Chinese Egret

Egretta eulophotesOrder: CICONIIFORMES Family: Bitterns, Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)
Codes: Common Name: CHEG Scientific Name: EGREUL ITIS Taxonomic No.: 174821

Breeding Location:

Islands, sandy or rocky



Breeding Type:

Monogamous, Colonial



Breeding Population:

Rare



Egg Color:

Pale blue-green



Number of Eggs:

3 - 5



Incubation Days:

20 - 24



Egg Incubator:

Both sexes



Nest Material:

Twigs and branches.



Migration:

Migratory



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General

Chinese Egret: Population is seriously declining due to competition for living space with humans and other egrets. White overall with shaggy crest, blue-green lores, long and slender orange-yellow bill, and black legs with yellow feet. Sexes are similar. Winter-plumaged birds lack the plumes on the back, chest, and nape, have greenish brown legs, greenish lores, and a brownish bill with a yellow base.

Range and Habitat

Chinese Egret: Breeds in Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China. It is also a non-breeding visitor to Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular and eastern Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. Has been seen in North America only in the western Aleutian Islands.

Breeding and Nesting

Chinese Egret: Three to five pale blue-green eggs are laid in a platform of twigs and branches built by both sexes in a tree, shrub, or dry reed bed. Eggs are incubated for 20-24 days by both sexes. Semialtricial young stay in nest about 30 days.

Foraging and Feeding

Chinese Egret: Feeds on mudflats and tidal flats with other herons and egrets. Diet includes small fish, mollusks, crustaceans, reptiles, amphibians, and large insects. Often wades in shallow water when feeding.

Vocalization

Chinese Egret: Usually silent, low raspy croaks when disturbed and while nesting.

Similar Species

None in range.

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Family Herons and Egrets (Ardeidae)_blue
Species Egretta eulophotes
Length25.5 - 27 Inches
Wingspan41.5 Inches

Chinese Egret

Chinese Egret: Population is seriously declining due to competition for living space with humans and other egrets. White overall with shaggy crest, blue-green lores, orange-yellow bill, and black legs with yellow feet. Has been seen feeding on mudflats and tidal flats with other egrets and herons.

● Song: "croak"

● Foraging & Feeding: Chinese Egret: Feeds on mudflats and tidal flats with other herons and egrets. Diet includes small fish, mollusks, crustaceans, reptiles, amphibians, and large insects. Often wades in shallow water when feeding.

● Breeding & nesting: Chinese Egret: Three to five pale blue-green eggs are laid in a platform of twigs and branches built by both sexes in a tree, shrub, or dry reed bed. Eggs are incubated for 20-24 days by both sexes. Semialtricial young stay in nest about 30 days.

● Similar species: None in range.

Flight Pattern

Bouyant, direct, with steady deep wing beats.
Chinese Egret Body Illustration_2
● Range & Habitat: Chinese Egret: Breeds in Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China. It is also a non-breeding visitor to Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular and eastern Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei. Has been seen in North America only in the western Aleutian Islands.
BreedingMonogamous, Colonial
PopulationRare
MigrationMigratory
Weight17.6 Ounces
ChestX
Also called the breast area, it is the frontal area on the body containing the breastplate and major flight muscles.
CrestX
Tufts of feathers on the head of the bird.
NapeX
Also called the hindneck or collar, it is the back of the neck where the head joins the body.
PlumesX
Large, conspicuous, showy feathers.
4 and 6 letter alpha codesX

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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ITIS CodesX

The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) was established in the mid-1990�s as a cooperative project among several federal agencies to improve and expand upon taxonomic data (known as the NODC Taxonomic Code) maintained by the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

To find the ITIS page for a bird species go to the ITIS web site advanced search and report page at http://www.itis.gov/advanced_search.html. You can enter the TSN or the common name of the bird. It will return the ITIS page for that bird. Another way to obtain the ITIS page is to use the Google search engine. Enter the string ITIS followed by the taxonomic ID, for example "ITIS 178041" will return the page for the Allen's Hummingbird.

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Parts of a Standing birdX
Head Feathers and MarkingsX
Parts of a Flying birdX