Shilu, 6 April (Hainan Ribao) -- Recently, the black-crowned bird, a national second-class wild protected animal, appeared for the first time in the Haiwei National Wetland Park (pilot) in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, and the brown-necked hook-billed stork (méi), the oriental plover (hénɡ), the white-throated thrush (dōnɡ) and the brown-bellied flycatcher (wēnɡ) and other birds listed on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species were also recorded on the "IUCN Red List".
Black-crowned bird. Photo by Zhou Zhiqin
The black-crowned mahog (jiān), commonly known as the black-crowned heron, is a national second-class protected wild animal, small but stout, with a dark reddish-brown or black body. Most individuals are active in mountainous forests along rivers, stream reservoirs and bamboo forests, as well as near rice paddies or ponds. Shy, nocturnal and feeding on fish, shrimp and aquatic insects.
Oriental plover. Photo by Xue Meili
Brown-bellied flycatcher. Photo by Wen Gong
"We do ecological monitoring every month, especially for birds. This time, the black-crowned bird was photographed by Zhou Zhiqin, the instructor of the Love Bird Team, who was standing blankly in the forest of the conservation area, and when we approached, it quickly walked away, more sensitive and fearful. Xue Meili, deputy director of the Changjiang Haiwei National Wetland Park Management Center and captain of the Hainan Changjiang Bird Love Team, said that the wetland will carry out comprehensive maintenance of infrared cameras in the next step to facilitate a more accurate grasp of the wildlife species and populations of the wetland.
White-throated thrush. Photo by Wen Gong
Source: Hainan Daily