Subject: [Hong Kong] Is it a great egret? [Print This Page] Author: xiang88 Time: 20/01/2020 23:00 Subject: Is it a great egret?
2020-01-19 Nam Sang Wai
Is the bird with yellow beak a great egret? But its size is comparable with the black-faced spoonbills behind.
Sorry that the photo is not very clear as they are far away.
Author: thomaslegg Time: 22/01/2020 21:31
Viney, et al's The Birds of Hong Kong and South China list Black-faced Spoonbills at 30 inches and Great Egret at 36 inches.
I'd say this is a Great Egret, especially with the neck in the s-shape like this with the yellow bill and dark legs. Author: xiang88 Time: 23/01/2020 12:00
Thank you very much, Thomas. I hope that it is another species.
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