Chinese egret
| Chinese egret | |
|---|---|
| In Zengwen River, Taiwan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Ardeidae |
| Genus: | Egretta |
| Species: | E. eulophotes |
| Binomial name | |
| Egretta eulophotes (R. Swinhoe, 1860) | |
| 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.
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