Chinese Egret

The Chinese egret averages 68cm in height. Its plumage is white throughout life and resembles that of the little egret. In the breeding season adults develop a luxuriant crest that is sometimes over 11cm long, along with long lanceolate plumes on the breast and dorsal plumes extending beyond the tail. Outside the breeding season the bill is dusky with a tannish-peach base, the lores and legs are yellow-green and the iris yellow (Wikipedia, general species account).

It breeds on small islands off the coasts of far eastern Russia, North Korea, South Korea and mainland China (Wikipedia, general species account).