| Chinese egret | |
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| In Zengwen River, Taiwan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Egretta |
| Species: | E. eulophotes
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| Binomial name | |
| Egretta eulophotes (R. Swinhoe, 1860)
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| Yellow: breeding, green: year-round, blue: nonbreeding | |
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.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Egretta eulophotes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22696977A93596047. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22696977A93596047.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.