CHINESE EGRET Egretta eulophotes

A rare egret which could be confused with Little, but the jizz is subtly different. Listed as vulnerable, with only a few thousand breeding pairs, it breeds mainly on islands off the coast of southeast Asia, especially Korea, and winters in small numbers to the south and west. Thailand has one or two wintering birds each year, of which this is one.

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