Before, White Crane visited twice, rewriting the observation history of "White Crane never enters Fujian"; later, Colored Ibis had a beautiful encounter, and traces of Colored Ibis reappeared in Fujian. National Class I key protected animals have visited Shishi one after another. Shishi has become a "popular city" visited by many birds. Recently, the chestnut-throated bee-eater, known as "China's most beautiful bird", was on the Shishi Canyon tourist road. They build nests and "settle down" in the area. In addition, according to observation data, more than 100 species of birds have been recorded in Shishi Wetland Park. The arrival of black-faced spoonbill, white spoonbill, cygnets, white-fronted goose has made Shishi a "bird friend circle" Continuously growing, here are the "stone lion cubs". Let's take a look at the heroic appearance of these "little elves" in the stone lion.
Oriental white stork (National Grade I key protected wild animal) Oriental white stork, known as the "national treasure of the bird world" and "bird giant panda", is very rare and is a large wading bird, Stork family , mainly distributed in Russia southeastern China, and northeastern China. The oriental white stork has obvious characteristics. Its feathers are mainly pure white, its wings are wide and long, the large coverts above are black, and its legs and feet are bright red. It has the obvious "three lengths" characteristics of wading birds, that is, long beak, long neck, and long legs. They often wade in swamps, wetlands, and ponds for food. They mainly feed on small fish, frogs, insects, etc. They are quiet and alert. They move slowly when flying or walking, and often stand on one foot when resting. This species is listed as a national Class I key protected wild animal in the " National Key Protected Wildlife List " announced in February 2021, and is one of the world's endangered species categories.
White-fronted Goose (National Level II key protected wild animal)
Water pheasant (National Level II key protected wild animal)
Black-faced Spoonbill (National Level II key protected wild animal)
Little Swan (National Level II key protected wild animal) Animals)
White Crane (National Level I Key Protected Wild Animal) On November 17, 2020, a reporter photographed a white crane in Fujian Shishi Wetland Park. The history of "white cranes do not enter Fujian" has become a thing of the past. The white crane, with its outstanding temperament and fairy spirit, is known as the "living fossil" of birds. There are less than 4,000 in the world. It is one of the endangered birds and is a national grade I key protected wild animal in my country. "When the white cranes are in season, frost is everywhere in Nanzhou." Every summer, the white cranes breed in Siberia, and in the autumn they transit in Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and other places. Then 98% of the white cranes will go to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi to overwinter, and then go north after the spring warms. It has never been recorded in Fujian before.
Painted Ibis (National Grade I Key Protected Wildlife) The number of Painted Ibis is rare in China. Due to habitat reduction and environmental pollution problems, the Painted Ibis was once thought to be extinct in China. It was not until 2009 that it reappeared in China. . According to the newly adjusted "List of National Key Protected Wild Animals" by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in February this year, the colorful ibis was upgraded from the original national second-level key protected wild animal to the national first-level key protected wild animal. .
Chestnut-throated Bee-eater (National Level II Key Protected Wild Animal) Chestnut-throated Bee-eater is known as one of "the most beautiful birds in China". It is slightly larger in size, elegant in posture, with black eye stripes, and green head and back. The beak and feet are black, the waist and tail are blue, the abdomen is light green, and the lower wing feathers are orange-yellow when flying. It mainly breeds in South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is distributed in some coastal areas of Hainan, Guangdong and Fujian in my country. It mainly feeds on bees, dragonflies, butterflies and other insects. It specializes in catching flying insects and is called "bee-eater". In the "List of National Key Protected Wild Animals" released in February 2021, the chestnut-throated bee-eater was promoted to a national level II key protected wild animal.
Text for this edition: Qiu Yuqin Photography for this edition: Mao Luoping
