Qingdao bird "Tim Ting" New member gray capuchin appeared on Dagong Island

Peninsula all-media reporter Han Xiaowei reported

Peninsula Metropolis Daily, May 21 -- A 15-member bird expert group recently conducted a survey of Ta Kung Island and its surrounding islands, recording the island's endemic breeding seabird White-fronted Stork, as well as more than 30 other species of birds. It is worth mentioning that in this survey, experts also found the "new member" of the island city bird gray capuchin.

Grey Capuchin (Courtesy of Qingdao Bird Watching Association)

Dagong Island Conservation Area is strategically located and is the second tallest island in Qingdao. Because the island is far from the land and has little interference from human activities, it is the main habitat and breeding place for many seabirds and migratory birds, and it is a necessary place for migratory birds in eastern China. According to Xue Lin, president of the Qingdao Bird Watching Association, the purpose of the survey is to look for Chinese terns, black fork-tailed petrels and white-fronted storks. Last year, the black-billed crested tern known as the "mythical bird" was spotted on the shores of Qingdao's Jiaozhou Bay. The black-billed crested tern, also known as the Chinese crested tern, is a rare bird that has been extinct in Qingdao for 80 years and has no more than 100 birds distributed around the world. The black-billed crested tern is the rarest of the gulls and is one of the most endangered bird species in the world.

After investigation, the expert group recorded nearly 40 species of birds on and around the island, including magpies, sparrows, goldfinches, silver gulls and other common birds, of which about 100 white-fronted grebes and 2 peregrine falcons were found to be endemic to the island. In addition, a newly discovered Bird of Qingdao recorded a grey capuchin, and it was recorded that the capuchin, the Locust Warbler and the White-waisted Swift may breed on the island. In addition, 2 national grade 2 protected birds sea cormorants and 2 dark green-backed cormorants were found. Due to recent construction on the island, personnel and vessels have caused some disturbance to bird activities around the island and on the island, and bird records are low. Among them, the flat-billed puffin and the black fork-tailed petrels have not been recorded due to seasonal and other reasons.

[Editor: Zhang Zhenzhen]