Since the second half of 2022, the scientific research team jointly formed by Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area, South China Agricultural University and Guangdong Artisan Ecological Landscape Co., Ltd. has carried out the Baiyun Mountain animal and plant diversity protection monitoring project, and in November 2022, the scientific research team has obtained a batch of valuable wild animal data by deploying infrared cameras to monitor the wildlife of Baiyun Mountain.
The monitoring took a total of 30 capture days, and more than 150 independent and valid photos and some videos were taken. According to professional identification, a total of 10 species of birds and animals in 6 orders and 7 families are involved, including the national second-class protected animal Lophura nycthemera, the national three-animal weasel badger (Melogale moschata), the red deer (Muntiacus muntjak), the red-bellied squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus), the black-collared noisy stork (Garrulax pectoralis), The black-throated noisy thrush (Pterorhinus chinensis), as well as the provincial key protected species of the bonobobophyllum and the IUCN species of the purple thrush.
March 20-26 this year is the 42nd "Bird Festival" and "Bird Love Week" in our province, I hope everyone can love birds, protect wild animals, and build a green and beautiful Guangzhou.
Below we will introduce you to several elves under the lens of infrared cameras.
Egret
Lophura nycthemera
Also known as "fairy in the forest", the pheasant is a large chicken, a national second-class protected animal, and a bird in Guangdong Province. The male has a white and densely covered black upper body, and a long, thick, hair-like blue-black crown draped over the back of the head; The female is olive-brown with a nearly black crown.
Because the cry is mute, it is called "dumb"; In Chinese culture, it has been a valuable ornamental bird since ancient times. Baiyun Xi is active in the lower layers of the Baiyun Mountain forest, mainly feeding on insects, berries, seeds, young leaves, mosses, etc., and begins to breed in April, with one male and multiple females. The "Book of Birds" records that "like a mountain chicken and white in color, walking and leisure", so among the five rare birds raised by Li Fang in the Song Dynasty, the white egret was called "idler". In the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai once wrote the poem "Giving Huangshan Hugong to Ask for the White Egret"; In the Qing Dynasty, the white egret was used as a motif for the five-rank official uniform.
"Fairy in the woods" walks in the forest
Two egrets, one female and one male, forage together, looking for small insects on the surface of the soil
One male and four females forage for food
Black-collared noisy stork
Garrulax pectoralis
and the black-throated noisy stork
Pterorhinus chinensis
The black-collared bulbul, medium-sized bird, is 28–30 cm long. The upper body is tan. The back of the neck is chestnut brown and forms a half-collared ring. Sex is like clusters, often in groups.
Two black-collared noisy cranes, the one in front found food
See the black collar of the black-collared noisy crane?
Black-throated noisy stork, medium-sized bird. The frontal base, eyes, periocular area, chin and throat are black, the forehead base is black with a white spot on top, the top of the head to the back of the neck is gray-blue, and the rest of the upper and lower body feathers are mostly olive gray green to tan.
Still this old tree stump, the black-throated noisy stork also likes to move around here
The black-throated noisy crane is looking for prey, who will be its next target?
They are more common in Baiyun Mountain, mostly moving and foraging in dense shrubs or bamboo undergrowth, sometimes jumping between branches and leaves, sometimes scurrying between aboveground bushes, and generally flying less. Sexual alertness. It feeds mainly on insects such as beetles, goldenrods, dragonflies, moth eggs and larvae, and flies, as well as grasses and other plant fruits and seeds. In autumn and winter, they often turn leaves on the surface of the Baiyun Mountains to feed.
Purple Thrush
Myiophoneus hortulorum
The feathers are dark blue-purple , with bright purple drop-like spots on the tip of each feathers , and black beaks and feet. Black in the distance and purple at close range, the bird inhabits the rocks of rocky mountain streams, often moving in pairs, often chasing each other in the bushes of the Baiyun Mountains, flying and chirping, and the sound is loud and short like the sound of a piano. It feeds on the ground or in shallow water, feeding on insects and small crabs, as well as berries and other plants. Breeding occurs from April to June, nesting between rocks near the water, in tree forks or on the beams of temples on hills.
The purple thrush has a dark purple body and drop-shaped spots dotted between them, which is unique and charming
Red-bellied squirrel
Callosciurus erythraeus
The most common squirrel family in Baiyun Mountain is the red-bellied squirrel, also known as the red-bellied squirrel, which is listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) 2013 Red List of Threatened Species ver3.1 - Vulnerable (VU). The red-bellied squirrel is large and has a fluffy tail, inhabits tropical and subtropical forests and is an arboreal animal. It eats a heterogeneous diet , eating both fruits and grasses , crops , insects , eggs , chicks , and lizards. It eats sitting and feeding with its forefoot. Active throughout the day, generally more frequent in the morning or before dusk, and there is a certain route during the activity. Good at high climbing and jumping, often jumping from one tree to another when looking for food, as far as 5-6m, so it is known as "flying squirrel" or "dart mouse". Walking in the Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area, whenever you hear the sound of "Xi Xi Suo" on the trees, you can often see their playful and chasing figures.
The large fluffy tail of the red-bellied squirrel is almost catching up with the size of its body
Is there anything delicious on the stump?
赤麂 (jǐ)
Muntiacus muntjak
It is what everyone often calls "Huang Qi". It is the largest of the moose, about 1m in length, weight 25~30 kg, mainly distributed in China's subtropical region, can walk freely between lush shrubs and crisscrossing branches, eat a variety of shrubs and herbaceous plant branches, young shoots, but also eat flowers and fruits, like solitary or hermaphrodite, timid and cautious, mostly foraging at night or early in the morning, dusk, can make extremely loud barking sounds similar to dogs when frightened. The range of activity is very fixed, when you are chased and escape, no matter how far you run, you will eventually return to your original activity area, isn't it a bit like a silly roe deer? Red deer is more common in Baiyun Mountain, and tourists can often encounter it. In this monitoring, the richness of red deer is the highest, and every infrared camera has captured red deer.
Red deer goes out alone in the early morning to feed
Red deer forage at night
Thanks to the continuous innovation and advancement of science and technology, we can use infrared cameras and other equipment to remotely monitor the activities of wild animals, obtain information about wild animals, avoid direct contact with wild animals to the greatest extent, avoid affecting their original life, understand their original living conditions, and then be able to formulate protection measures more accurately and protect wild animals more effectively.
Wild animals, like us humans, are the inhabitants of the earth, and we must protect wild animals and live in harmony with nature. Because to protect nature is to protect ourselves as human beings.
From: Guangzhou Baiyun Mountain Scenic Area
Source: Guangzhou News Radio