On May 8, members of the Yunnan Wild Bird Society photographed a Painted Ibis during a bird survey in the South Dianchi Lake Wetland in Jinning District, Kunming City. This was the first Dianchi ibis after 10 were discovered on January 21, 2017. The third recorded appearance of the Painted Ibis.
"This time, like the painted ibis found in the Jinning South Dianchi National Wetland Park in April 2020, it was a lone bird and no companions were observed." The member said that he accompanied it to forage in the wetland. Yes, there are also birds such as Black-winged Stilt , Bent-billed Sandpiper, Little Sandpiper , Little Egret , Cattle Egret . They are looking for food and flying in the lotus root pond. fall.
The painted ibis is a national second-level protected animal . It is covered with feathers except for its bare face. Most of its body feathers are bronze maroon. It has a slender body and maroon feathers that shine with a green metallic luster under the sunlight. Painted ibis mainly inhabits warm rivers, lakes and swamps. Due to habitat reduction and environmental pollution, it is now on the verge of extinction.
In recent years, the ecological environment of Dianchi Lake has been improving day by day. In addition, Jinning District has demolished the plastic greenhouses on the fields near Huanhu South Road and Lindian Lake and replaced them with traditional crops. It has provided a good habitat and sufficient food source for wild birds. , attracting more and more birds to "check in" and settle down here.
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Compiled and edited by Kunming Information Port
Source: Yunnan Net (Reporter Wang Qiongmei Correspondent Li Jiming)
Editor: Cong Lin
Review: Li Guifang
Final review: Song Jianbo
