WoRMS taxon details
context source (HKRMS)
HKBWS. (2013). Hong Kong Bird Report 2011. <em>The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society.</em> [details]
context source (RAS)
Australian Antarctic Data Centre. , available online at https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/biodiversity/ [details]
basis of record
Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. <em>Academic Press, London.</em> [details]
additional source
Zimmerman, D. A.; Turner, D. A.; Pearson, D. J. (1996). Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. <em>Russel Friedman Books, Halfway House, South Africa.</em> [details]
additional source
King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
From other sources
Description Length: 61-69 cm. Plumage: white; long plumes on back and breast when breeding. Immature like non-breeding adult. Bare parts: iris yellow, ruby red in breeding bird; lores and eye-ring yellow, green in breeding bird; bill deep yellow, red with orange tip in breeding birds; feet and legs black except tarsi which are red when breeding and yellow when not breeding. Habitat: edges of estuaries, lagoons and inland waters. <388><393><391> [details]
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