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Rare Birds - The 51st World Earth Day, with the theme "Cherishing the Earth" Man and Nature live in harmony

Bush crows

Endangered: Vulnerable

The crow, distributed in North and Central America, is a beautiful crow with sky blue and white feathers, and its beauty often attracts crazy complaints from crow relatives. They live at the bottom of valleys with rivers or in the foothills of oak-covered mountains, and also appear around densely forested human settlements. Omnivorous crows feed on fruits, berries and nuts, but also eat insects, spider snails, and small vertebrates, including bird eggs and juveniles. They fly slowly, but are quite agile on the ground and travel with long-legged jumps. Because some of its habitats overlap with human living areas, the bush crow population is greatly affected by humans.

Rare Birds - The 51st World Earth Day, with the theme "Cherishing the Earth" Man and Nature live in harmony

Red-crowned crane

Endangered: Endangered

The red-crowned crane is named after the red meat crown on the top of the head, and it is also the crane in the mouth of the Chinese people. It is a bird species unique to East Asia, because of its slender and elegant body, black and white colors, and great attachment to its partner, it is given the meaning of auspiciousness, longevity and loyalty. The red-crowned crane belongs to the upper layer of the food chain in the wetland environment and is a key species of wetland biodiversity. The Ainu people of Hokkaido, Japan, refer to the Tanabari cranes that live in the Kushiro wetlands as the "gods of wetlands." At present, the red-crowned crane is a nationally protected animal in China.

Rare Birds - The 51st World Earth Day, with the theme "Cherishing the Earth" Man and Nature live in harmony

California Condor

Endangered: Critically endangered

The domineering-looking, mighty-named Condor is the only surviving species in the genus Vulture and the largest bird on the North American continent. Their top is not a general top, but a discolored top that will vary depending on the mood, and the skin color may be yellowish or bright red! And don't look at the top early, they are one of the longest-lived birds in the world, with a lifespan of about 50 years. By December 2008, more than half of the 327 surviving California condors were in the wild.

Rare Birds - The 51st World Earth Day, with the theme "Cherishing the Earth" Man and Nature live in harmony

Blue-throated macaw

Blue-throated macaws are endemic to a small region in eastern Bolivia and do not inhabit forests, but in the steppes, nesting in palm groves. The blue-throated Wolverine with its beautiful feathers has a large beak, long tail and yellow iris. Usually, they are rivals in the nest with the blue-gold wren, and it is often the blue-throated macaw that is defeated.

In 2005, fewer than 200 blue-throated Wolverines remained in the wild, and the main reason for their disappearance was illegal poaching and habitat invasion by agricultural developments. Fortunately, artificial breeding of blue-throated Wolverines is relatively easy.

Rare Birds - The 51st World Earth Day, with the theme "Cherishing the Earth" Man and Nature live in harmony

Red-faced hornbills

The red-faced hornbill is the largest of the hornbill family. It can reach a length of 90 to 129 cm, runs at a speed of up to 30 km/h, and the male is larger than the female. They have a black body with a red spot on their face and throat, and white at the ends of their wings. It lives in trees, but is mostly active on land, usually living in small groups.

The main threat to the red-faced hornbill comes from the erosion of their habitat by agricultural developments. In addition, red-faced hornbills are afraid of high temperatures, and temperatures above 26 degrees Celsius will exhibit heat avoidance behavior, and as the global climate changes, rising temperatures will pose a threat to them.

Rare Birds - The 51st World Earth Day, with the theme "Cherishing the Earth" Man and Nature live in harmony

Grey-crowned quail

Endangered status: Near threatened

Grey-crowned cranes, also known as East African crowned cranes, are small cranes. It is found in southeastern Africa and inhabits swamps and savannahs. Loved for its fluffy feathers, straight trachea, delicate crown feathers, and gorgeous facial markings, it is revered as a national ukrainian in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. They are active during the day, liking to walk in the green of swamps, on the mounds, paddy fields, ditches, meadows, etc., and often fly to the yards of nearby residents to forage for food and play.

Although grey-crowned cranes are common, they are losing their safe habitat due to overgrazing, swamp drying up, and pesticide contamination.

Rare Birds - The 51st World Earth Day, with the theme "Cherishing the Earth" Man and Nature live in harmony

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