Hong Kong Business News According to Panjin Daily, Liu Jie, chairman of the Panjin Photographers Association, was sorting out previous photos of the globally endangered rare bird black-faced spoonbill and found that this year there were 4 nests of 5 chicks in Panjin Life. So far, black-faced spoonbills have appeared in Panjin for nine consecutive years and nested and reproduced for three consecutive years. Based on public reports, Panjin is most likely the only breeding ground for black-faced spoonbills on land in China.
In May 2014, Liu Yingchun, a member of the Dingxiang branch of the Panjin Photographers Association, discovered a pair of black-faced spoonbills nesting in the trees in the woods of the Bird Paradise in Panjin Dingxiang Ecological Tourism Resort; in July, they brought Two young birds remain here to live. This is the first time that black-faced spoonbills have been discovered in Panjin, which has attracted great attention from local photographers and opened the way for Panjin photographers to find and photograph black-faced spoonbills.
It is understood that the black-faced spoonbill got its name because of its long, flat, spoon-shaped bill, which is very similar to the Chinese musical instrument pipa; because of its elegant posture, it is also known as the "black-faced angel" and "black-faced dancer" "", is the second most endangered waterfowl in the world after the crested ibis, and is listed in the " World Conservation Union Red List of Endangered Species " and the " National List of Key Protected Wild Animals " (Level 1).
The black-faced spoonbill is a typical island-breeding bird that is extremely picky about its living environment. It generally inhabits wetland environments such as inland lakes, ponds, estuaries, reed swamps, rice fields, coastal islands and coastal swamps, and is regarded as Indicative species of wetland environmental quality.
According to reports, the distribution area of the black-faced spoonbill is extremely narrow, and the population is also extremely rare. Data show that there are only 5,222 left in the world (global simultaneous survey statistics released by BirdLife International in 2021). There are only three black-faced spoonbill breeding grounds found in the world. One is on North Pyongan Road and South Pyongan Road on the Korean Peninsula, as well as on islands near the coasts of North Korea and South Korea, and the other two are in Liaoning. The coastal areas of Shicheng Island-shaped Rentuo in Zhuanghe City and Yuanbao Island in Wangjia Town, as well as the newly discovered Toutuozi on Gexian Island in Guangludao Town, Changhai County.
Every frame taken by Panjin photographers confirms that black-faced spoonbills build nests and breed in trees, accumulating reliable original data and scientific basis for Panjin to become the only breeding ground on land in China.
The increase or decrease in the population of black-faced spoonbills is closely related to the ecological environment quality of their habitat and breeding grounds. In recent years, Panjin has vigorously promoted ecological and environmental protection, and enjoys the reputation of " International Wetland City " and "National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration Zone". Panjin has become a composite ecological "big park", thus attracting black-faced spoonbills to come here. Live and work in peace and contentment. (Wang Yiqiao Chen Chunmei Li Bo)
