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The "giant panda of birds" was once an extinct painted ibis in China, and its plumage color became colorful according to the angle of the light

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The "giant panda of birds" was once an extinct painted ibis in China, and its plumage color became colorful according to the angle of the light

Foraging colored ibises come in the fairy mist

The quiet water surface, mist like veil, hazy, a cluster of aquatic flowers budding, pink worm eggs attached to the green leaves, adding a little beauty to the elegant scene. The colorful ibises that forage for food come on the fairy mist, like the sacred birds of the Heavenly Palace, leisurely.

The "giant panda of birds" was once an extinct painted ibis in China, and its plumage color became colorful according to the angle of the light

After the 30s of last century, the mainland did not see the painted ibis again, until 2003, the painted ibis that disappeared for many years was first found in Taiwan, China, and in the following years, many places in China have observed and recorded the figure of the painted ibis.

Over the past nearly century, the painted ibis has been recorded in China as a rare activity; However, in the last two or three decades, the global population of the painted ibis has expanded significantly, with a trend in both numbers and ranges in Africa, Europe and the Americas. In recent years, there have been records of the activities of the painted ibis in a wide area from Inner Mongolia in the north to Yunnan in the south.

After years of recording, scientists have found seasonal patterns of the painted ibis's activity in Yunnan: they usually appear near large water bodies from western to southeastern Yunnan in the middle of winter, and after February, they begin to move north, appearing north of Yunnan, showing a trend of migration north.

The "giant panda of birds" was once an extinct painted ibis in China, and its plumage color became colorful according to the angle of the light

The painted ibis (scientific name: Plegadis falcinellus): is a bird in the family Plegadis and the painted ibis. Under the sunlight, the maroon feathers will shine metallic and colorful, so it is called "painted ibis". Body length 48-66 cm, wingspan 80-95 cm, weight 485-580 g. [1] It is a dark chestnut with shiny ibis, which looks like a large dark curlew, with a green and purple sheen on its upper body; Iris brown; The mouth is nearly black; feet greenish-brown; bare face, bare skin and lead circles under the eyes; The neck , upper back , shoulders , and innermost wings are covered with dark feathers. The head is covered with feathers except for the naked face, and most of the body feathers are bronze maroon. The call is a nasal grunt that bleates and coops in the nest area.

The "giant panda of birds" was once an extinct painted ibis in China, and its plumage color became colorful according to the angle of the light

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