In Xichang, water is the soul of qionghai wetlands, and birds are the spirits of wetlands. As the ecological environment of Xichang continues to improve, the endless stream of birds choose this place to live, from the former "rare guest" to today's "regular customer". In particular, rare and rare wild birds add a lot of color to the Qionghai wetland.
Photo by Yang Jun
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Do you know these birds?
Green-tailed rainbow pheasant
The green-tailed rainbow pheasant, a national first-class protected animal, is listed as a worldwide vulnerable species, a large bird with a purple metallic luster, and when wandering in the forest, it is as brilliant as a rainbow.
egret
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The egret, a national second-class protected animal, also known as the heron, is born beautiful, slender body, is a very beautiful water bird, known as the "noble among birds".
black-headed gull
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Red-billed gull, a national first-class protected animal, commonly known as the water pigeon, its body shape and coat color are similar to the pigeon, it looks very graceful, elegant and calm, can be called "water spirit".
Purple water chicken
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The purple water chicken, an extremely precious large water bird, is rare in the southwestern region of the mainland, is a world-class endangered bird, known as "the most beautiful water bird in the world".
Painted sandpiper
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The colored sandpiper (yù) is a waterbird of the genus Cyper in the family Héng (héng) of the family Painted Sandpiper, which is a beautiful "alternative", and the female is more beautiful than the male, and the marriage is a female and a multi-male.
Blue-headed diving duck
Photo by Fu Dingyi
The blue-headed diving duck, an endangered species in the world and a national first-class protected animal, is a bird of the genus Dipterus in the family Phylumaceae. The body is round, the head is large, the male has a black head and neck, and the female has pure brown body feathers.
Flower-faced duck
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Flower-faced duck, the world's endangered species, a national first-class protected animal, gorgeous plumage, the face of the yellow, green, black, white and other colors composed of the flower spots are very eye-catching.
ruddy shelduck
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Red hemp duck, full of reddish brown, with pronounced white wing spots and patina wing mirrors on the wings; The male has a black neck ring and inhabits open grasslands, lakes, farmland and other environments all year round.
Red-breasted autumn sand duck
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The red-breasted autumn sand duck is a medium-sized fish-eating duck with a slender and hooked mouth, living in rivers, lakes, oceans and other places, and wintering in Southeast Asia.
Cocked duck
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The cocky-nosed duck, the most abundant water bird in China, is a large duck with brown stripes on its thorax and black, green metallic luster.
Cotton
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It is the thinnest duck in the family Duck family, with predominantly white plumage. It generally lives in rivers, lakes, ponds and swamps, nesting in tree holes.