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The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

The red-billed acacia bird is a famous love bird, and their male and female are almost inseparable, and they are regarded as a symbol of 'loyal love'.

The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

Aliases multicolored acacia, red-billed bird, red-billed jade.

The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

Small bird with a body length of 13-16 cm.

The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

The mouth is reddish , the upper body is dark gray-green , and the eyes are pale yellow

The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

Females and males are roughly similar, but the vermilion of the wing spots is replaced by orange-yellow, and the eyes are white and slightly yellow.

The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

The tail is forked and glowing black, the outer tail feathers are slightly curved outwards, the central tail feathers are dark gray olive green with metallic blue-black end spots, the outer and end spots of the outer tail feathers are metallic blue-green, and the base of the inner tail feathers is dark gray olive green.

The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

The lower back , waist , and upper tail coverts are dark grey olive-green , and the longest tail coverts have pale yellow end spots.

The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

Its natural habitats are montane evergreen broad-leaved forests, mixed deciduous forests, bamboo forests and sparsely forested shrublands at an altitude of 1200-2800 m.

The bird that symbolized love in ancient China - the red-billed acacia bird

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