Wearing a feathered flower crown and a polka dot coat, he barks like a family dog. On May 13, a villager in Tanghekou Town, Huairou District, rescued a wild animal, a crowned fish dog.
The name bears "dog", in fact it is a bird!
According to the forest police of the Tanghekou Forest Public Security Police Station, at about 10:00 a.m. on the 13th, a villager sent a bird with an injured leg to the Tanghekou Forest Public Security Police Station and left without leaving a name.
Through the observation of the forest police, it was determined that this guy who "wears a feathered flower crown and wears a polka dot coat" is a crowned fish dog, a protected wild animal at the municipal level in Beijing, and in recent years, it has entered the list of second-level key protected wild animals in Beijing, and in recent years, it has withdrawn from the second-level protection directory due to the increase in the number of protection efforts. The forest police immediately reported to the Beijing Wildlife Rescue Center and picked up the little guy for professional rescue.
According to the data, the crowned fish dog belongs to the ornithischia, Dharma monk order, kingfisher family, is a medium-sized kingfisher, generally inhabiting the water's edge of the low trees or near the water's low branches, large rocks, and even on telephone poles. It usually crouches like a hound at the water's edge, quietly observing the surface of the water, waiting intently for food. Once the swimming fish is spotted, the crowned fish dog will immediately swoop into the water, clamp the swimming fish with its beak, move crisply and neatly, and then fly to the branch to swallow the fish. Sometimes, the crowned fish dog will also put the caught fish on the perch and constantly fiddle with it, and even throw the fish up so that it can be swallowed from the beginning first. Shrimp, crabs, tadpoles and small insects are also on its diet. The crowned fish dog sometimes dives into the water to hunt, and it can even disappear into the water. Crowned fish dogs can also hover in the air like helicopters.
According to the Ming Dynasty Li Shizhen's "Compendium of Materia Medica" (Bird I Fish Dog), "Fish tiger, fish master, kingfisher." Dogs, tigers, and masters are all eaters of beasts. This bird is harmful to fish, hence the name. ”
"In Beijing's Fangshan, Mentougou, Yanqing, Huairou, Miyun and other places with rivers and valleys, crowned fish dogs can often be seen. Crowned fish dogs like to build their nests on earthen embankments near fish ponds or in bridge holes, so they are not particularly afraid of people. Li Li, director of the Panther Wildlife Conservation Station, introduced.
From the picture, the rescued crowned fish dog is an adult crowned fish dog. At present, it is the incubation period of the crowned fish dog, and the small crown fish dog has broken out of its shell, but it has not yet taken off. At this time, some injured crowned fish dogs can be seen because they are eager to feed the young birds, eager to catch some food, flying too fast and hitting the tree, or being hit by the reflection of the glass.
It is understood that since January 2020, the Huairou District Landscaping Bureau has rescued a total of 24 wild animals of various types. Protect wildlife and make people live in harmony with nature.