Saturday, 12 January 2019

Chinese Egret

Order - Pelecaniformes
Family - Ardeidae (Herons)
Chinese Egret
Egretta eulophotes
唐白鹭 (táng bái-lù) / 黄嘴白鹭 (huáng-zuǐ bái-lù)

    Malay : Bangau Cina
    Japanese : カラシラサギ (kara shira-sagi)
    Kanji 日語漢字 : 唐白鷺

    Extent of Occurrence (resident/breeding) : 444,000km²
    Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding) : 8,270,000km²
    Migratory Status : Full Migrant
    Breeding Endemic : No

    Size : 65–68 cm; 390–540 g (Female, 445–703 g, male, 458–620 g); Wingspan 99 cm
    
    Subspecies and Distribution
  • Monotypic. (Swinhoe, 1860, Amoy, China)
    – Breeds on coasts of Russian Far East, N & S Korea, NE & E (formerly also SE) China coast; non-breeders range S to Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines, and occasionally E & N to Japan (Hokkaido) and Sakhalin.

Distribution Map

Date : 26 January 2019
Location : Karpal Singh Drive, Jelutong, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Date : 12 January 2019
Location : Karpal Singh Drive, Jelutong, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang


Date : 12 January 2019

Location : Karpal Singh Drive, Jelutong, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Date : 12 January 2019
Location : Karpal Singh Drive, Jelutong, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

Date : 12 January 2019
Location : Karpal Singh Drive, Jelutong, Daerah Timur Laut, Pulau Pinang

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