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Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes



Family: Ardeidae (Herons)

Authority: (Swinhoe, 1860)

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(i)

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Justification of Red List category
This species has a small, declining population, principally as a result of the reclamation of tidal mudflats, estuarine habitats and offshore breeding islands for industry, infrastructure development and aquaculture. These factors qualify it as Vulnerable.



Population size: 2500-9999 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,240,000 km2

Country endemic: no

Attributes
Land-mass type - continent
Realm - Indomalayan
Realm - Palearctic
IUCN System - Terrestrial
IUCN System - Marine

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/chinese-egret-egretta-eulophotes on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.