Recently, the infrared camera installed in the Lancangjiang County Nature Reserve in Changning, Baoshan City successfully monitored and captured precious images of the mother and child of the national first-level protected animal black-necked long-tailed pheasant , and the scene was heartwarming.
A black-necked long-tailed pheasant mother and her son feed in the same frame. (Photo taken on June 1, 2022)
Male black-necked pheasant. (Photographed on March 18, 2022)
This video was shot on June 1. The image has a total of 3 photos and 28 seconds of video. The process of the black-necked long-tailed pheasant mother and her son foraging for food in the same frame was completely recorded by the infrared camera. Come down. In the picture, a total of 5 black-necked pheasants, 1 large and 4 small, are looking for food quietly in the misty woods. 3 small black-necked pheasants are closely surrounding their mother to learn how to forage. Another little black-necked pheasant is The long-necked pheasant appears to be very independent and has been quietly foraging for food on its own. The mother pheasant not only carefully taught the young black-necked long-tailed pheasant how to forage, but also raised her head from time to time to vigilantly observe the dynamics in the forest to protect her child's safety.
"In the picture, we see four young black-necked long-tailed pheasants that are very mobile and flexible. Judging from their cute appearance, they are very healthy, which shows that they are very adapted to the living environment here." Lancang River, Changning Yang Wenliang, director of the Riverside Management and Protection Office of the county-level nature reserve, said.
Black-necked long-tailed pheasant mother and her son feed in the same frame. (Photo taken on June 1, 2022)
March to July every year is the breeding period of the black-necked pheasant. The black-necked pheasant is a male-polyfemale system. Most of them start laying eggs in mid-to-early April. A few individuals start laying eggs in mid-to-late March. Each clutch lays 5-9 eggs, most of which are 7-9. Incubation begins after the eggs are laid, and the female bird is responsible for the incubation period. The incubation period is 28 days or 21 days to 24 days. "This time we filmed the activities of the mother and child of the Black-necked Pheasant. In March and April, we captured footage of the activities of adult male and female Black-necked Pheasants, proving that there is a complete Black-necked Pheasant in our reserve. Long-tailed pheasant breeding population," Yang Wenliang said.
Female black-necked pheasant. (Photo taken on March 10, 2022)
The male black-necked pheasant lowers his head to look for food. (Photo taken on March 18, 2022)
The black-necked pheasant is a national first-level protected animal with a sparse population. It is only distributed in Yunnan, southwestern Guizhou and southwestern Guangxi in China, and is distributed abroad in India, Myanmar and Thailand.
“In the next step, we will increase the protection of the ecological environment in the reserve, increase monitoring efforts in important areas and areas where black-necked pheasants are active, strengthen the publicity of wildlife protection, and create an environment for the whole people to participate in wildlife protection. Good atmosphere." Yang Wenliang said.
Reporter: Zhou Yingbiao Pu Wenhong | Correspondent: Li Jing (County Forestry and Grassland Bureau)
Editor: Yang Xue
Editor: Zhang Zhonghai
Reviewer: Zhou Yingbiao
