tomatofamily

from Lau Fau Shan.
It looks like  a little egret but has grey feathers.

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13/03/2010 22:18

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TSWong

This looks interesting, see the following OBI images.

http://orientalbirdimages.org/se ... _ID=&pagesize=1

http://orientalbirdimages.org/se ... _ID=&pagesize=1

http://orientalbirdimages.org/se ... _ID=&pagesize=1

Thank you.

ajohn

Grey-plumaged Little Egrets like this turn up occasionally in Hong Kong. I think general opinion is that these are a rare darker colour morph of Little Egret, but it is not very well understood why some birds are this unusual colour.

These birds could, of course, be confused with Pacific Reef Egret, but note that this bird is paler grey with more extensive white, and that the structure is typical of Little Egret with a long, thin bill and relatively long legs.

tomatofamily

Thanks for all the information.  I would like to attach another pic of better look of this rare bird, showing the legs.

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15/03/2010 22:30