The hornbilly entered Yingjiang City, Yunnan Province, and the correspondent provided a picture
Yunnan Netnews (reporter Yang Zhihui correspondent Yin Yihu Duan Zhongsheng) On January 10, in the densely populated area of Yingjiang County, Yunnan, natural ecological photographers Ban Dingying, Jin Xin, Yin Yihu and others photographed the foraging for food of crowned hornbills, which is also the first record of crowned hornbills found in the core area of Yingjiangba District.
The place where the hornbills were photographed this time is located in the Xiang'e Lake Scenic Area of Yingjiang County, which is a densely populated area of the township in the Dam District of Yingjiang County, which is close to the old town market, and the villagers have frequent exchanges, which is the main production and living area in the local area.
"I've seen this bird on TV before, probably hornbills." Dao Chenggen of Dazhai Village, an old town, said that the unexpected discovery was that at first he was not sure that it was a hornbill, and he quickly recorded a video with his mobile phone and sent it to a friend who took photography to confirm. Jin Xin did not see it the afternoon of the first day, but successfully observed the crowned hornbill the next morning.
In recent years, Yingjiang County has given priority to the protection of the ecological environment, the awareness of bird love and bird protection has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and relying on the advantages of good natural ecological environment, it has created China's Hornbill Valley and become the first county in China worthy of the name. This discovery has set a new record for hornbills in Yingjiang's range of activities.
The crested hornbill belongs to the national second-class protected animal, with a body length of 74 to 78 cm. The mouth has a large helmet process , which is waxy yellow or ivory white in color , with a pronounced black spot on the front of the helmet process ; the upper body is black with a metallic green luster , the lower body is all black except for the abdomen , and the lateral tail feathers have a broad white end. The wing margins , feather apexes , and base are also white , which are highly pronounced when flying.