Recently, Fujian Meihuashan National Nature Reserve and Xiamen University launched a special survey of birds, planning to spend two years to further explore the background resources of birds in Meihuashan Nature Reserve. Photographers from the reserve and Xiamen University waded through the mountains and photographed a group of rare birds.
Plum Blossom Mountain
Meihuashan Nature Reserve is located in the junction of Shanghang, Liancheng and Silla counties (districts), with a total land area of 22168.5 hectares, divided into core areas, buffer zones and experimental areas according to functional areas, the main protection objects are central subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests and rare and endangered wild animals and their habitats, including South China tigers, clouded leopards, big grey cats and southern yew trees, bell calyxes, palm palm trees and other national key protected wild animals and plants, praised by Chinese and foreign experts and scholars as "green jadeite returning to the desert belt" and "animal and plant resource gene bank" , "The Hometown of the South China Tiger".
Plum Blossom Mountain field trip
Let's take a look at the first "elves" captured by the photographers of the reserve!
Crested Falcon
A species of birds of the genus Falcon in the family Falconidae, it is a medium-sized bird of prey with 13 subspecies. It is a large carnivorous bird with a body length of 46 cm, a wingspan of 80-105 cm and a weight of 260–448 g. The mouth is curved into a hook shape, and there are tooth processes on both sides of the upper mouth, which have the same characteristics as falcons of different families of the same order. The head has a pronounced occipital crown and the upper part is feathered. The upperparts are predominantly black , with the third flight feather being the longest. The feet are grayish blue, and the claws are grayish brown, sharp and powerful.
Snake carving
Eagles, Eagles, Snakes. The body length is 50 cm, the black white feathers of the adult bird's head are flattened, making the entire head feel large and fluffy, and the part between the eyes and beak is partially exposed, yellow, very conspicuous, and easily recognizable by the white spots on the tail and the hind edge of the wings when flying. Sub-adults are similar to adult birds, but the body feathers are thicker brown and more heterowheel, which is more mottled. The iris is yellow, the beak is blue-gray, the feet are yellow, and the scratch is black. Often soaring over the forest, flying and shouting, the sound is loud. Its food is small snakes, frogs and other animals.
Red-bellied eagle
Eagles, Eagles, Eagles, 26–36 cm long, males are similar to Japanese pine sparrow eagle males, but the upper beak wax membrane is larger, and orange-yellow and easy to distinguish from Japanese pine sparrowhawks, the male upper body blue-gray appears lighter, and there are several large white spots on the shoulders. The female is larger , with orange-yellow eyes , duller plumage , and slender wings than other forest-dwelling eagles when flying. It is a summer migratory bird, often inhabiting more open forest areas, preying on lizards, frogs, small birds and so on.
Crested partridge (pítī)
Partridge family, Genus Grebe. Body length 50-58 cm, slender body, breeding season adults on the top of the head and upper body tan, overhead feathers extended into a crown, ear feathers and neck side of the feathers basal chestnut brown, the end of the black, forming a collar, between the beak horns to the eyes, the flank chestnut, the lower body white, winter feathers on the top of the head and upper body gray brown, the neck side of the tan, the rest of the white. Winter migratory birds. Habitat selection is similar to other partridges. The breeding season has complex courtship behaviors, with male and female individuals performing ritualized "dances" on the surface of the water: two individuals cooperate with each other, remain perpendicular to the water surface, and nod to each other, sometimes holding aquatic weeds.
Spotted chest hook mouth stork
Birds of the genus Passeriformes, Thrushes, and Hook-billed Grebe. Slightly larger (24 cm) hook-billed grebe. No light eyebrow lines, brown cheeks. It resembles a rusty-faced hook-billed harrier but has thick black spots or longitudinal stripes on its thorax. It inhabits low-mountain areas and plains between woodland shrublands, and flies short distances between forests. The spot-breasted hook-billed grebe is named for its long, pointed beak and black spots on its thorax.
East Asia Stone
Birds of the genus Lithopods in the family Grematidae. Commonly known as the valley-tailed bird, the stone-dwelling bird, and the wild man, the male has a black head, throat and flight feathers, a large white spot on the neck and wings, a white waist, and a brown chest. The female is darker and less black , with a pale white throat. It prefers open habitats such as farmland , gardens and secondary shrubland. It inhabits protruding low branches to jump off the ground to hunt prey. Medium in size ( 14 cm ) , the male has a black head and feathers , a dark brown back , a large white spot on the neck and wings , a white waist , and a brown breast. The female is darker and less black , with a yellowish underparts and white spots on her wings.
Red-tailed water plover
It is a small bird of the genus Water Plover in the family Plover family, and the males are mostly dark gray-blue; the wings are dark brown; and the upper and lower coverts of the tail and tail are chestnut red. The female has grey-brown upperparts; brown wings with two white dotted spots; tail feathers are white, the ends and feather margins are brown; the upper and lower coverts of the tail are pure white; and the underparts are gray, mixed with irregular white spots. It is found in mountain spring streams or mountain streams, river valleys, rocks on the banks of plain rivers, around buildings near streams or between pond banks. It feeds mainly on insects, but also eats a small amount of plant fruits and seeds.
Black Capuchin
Black capuchin: Is a bird of the order Passeriformes capuchinidae. The total length is about 30 cm. It is black throughout , with glowing blue upperparts , thorax and tail feathers. The tail is deeply concave in length, and the outermost pair of tail feathers curl outwards upwards. It inhabits open areas, has very strong territorial behavior during the breeding period, is fierce, and likes to fight in groups during the non-breeding period. It mainly feeds on insects. It usually inhabits the foothills of mountains or on the top of trees along streams, and often falls on power lines in open areas. Large numbers, often in pairs or integrated small groups, agile movements, flying and shouting. It mainly feeds on flying insects from the air, mainly feeding on pests such as nocturnal moths, bugs, ants, caddisflies, and locusts.
Mandarin duck
Mandarin refers to male birds, and ducks refer to female birds, so Mandarin ducks are synths of the genus. It is a medium-sized duck of the order Goose, between the size of the mallard duck and the green-winged duck, with a body length of 38-45 cm and a weight of about 0.5 kg. Hermaphroditism, males have red beaks, orange-yellow feet, bright and gorgeous plumage, bright crown feathers on the head, broad white eyebrow lines behind the eyes, and a pair of chestnut yellow fan-shaped upright feathers on the wings, standing on the back like a sail, very peculiar and eye-catching, very recognizable in the wild. Its natural habitats are montane forests, rivers, lakes, ponds, reed swamps and rice paddies. Omnivorous. The Mandarin Duck is a famous ornamental bird in China, and the reason why it is regarded as a symbol of love is because the Mandarin Ducks that people see are in and out of pairs.
Source: e Dragon Rock