The Blood Sparrow is a beautiful ornamental bird, its male bird has bright plumage, bright red throughout, and is highly recognizable, and is the star of the "bird world". Because of its small number, the blood finches are listed as China's "three protected animals". Recently, a villager in Baihualing Village, Gaoligong Mountain, Baoshan County, Yunnan Province, was pleasantly surprised to find that more than 30 blood finches had gathered on a yellow berry tree to forage for food. Rarely seen on weekdays, the blood finches appear in flocks, causing quite a stir in the bird watching and bird shooting world!
Gaoligong Mountain, blessed by the two great rivers of nu river and Dulong river, is known as the pearl of the animal and plant kingdom and the world's species gene bank, and is one of the most biodiverse areas in the country and even the world, and one of the most important areas with the most characteristic biodiversity.
Beautiful Gaoligong Mountain
As soon as the news of the appearance of the blood finches in groups came out, in addition to being amazed, netizens could not help but ask sourly: How is it Yunnan again? How is gaoligong mountain again? Nice little animals and plants Look at the rest of China!
Why is Gaoligong Mountain so popular with rare species? I have to say that this can indeed be called Providence, because this Gaoligong Mountain, which always has new secrets, is really enough to take advantage of the time and place!
The "elf" of the Gaoligong Mountains - the tree frog
First of all, on this day, gaoligong mountain has a diverse climate, including almost all climate types in Yunnan. Its highest peak, Gava Gapu Peak, is 5,128 meters above sea level, while the lowest point, the Nu River, is only 640 meters above sea level. The altitude difference of 4488 meters has created a unique three-dimensional climate characteristic of "one mountain divided into four seasons, ten miles and different days".
The Nu River in Yunnan, the scenery of the Nu River under gaoligong mountain
Speaking of this geographical advantage, you must know that Gaoligong Mountain is not just a mountain, it is actually a rolling mountain range. From the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the north to the Territory of Myanmar in the South on the Sino-Indian Peninsula, the Gaoligong Mountains span a full five latitudes! It is precisely because of the vast territory that in the various hidden corners of Gaoligong Mountain, there are many unknown creatures hidden!
Stretching mountains of Gaoligong Mountain
In addition, the location of Gaoligong Mountain is also very distinctive. Located on the western side of the Hengduan Mountains, it is the first barrier for the eastward and northward transition of the Sino-Indian Peninsula and the Indian subcontinent. The whole terrain looks like a huge long bridge that slopes from north to south!
"Long bridge" connects, organisms produce "communication"
With this "bridge", some tropical flora and fauna can be traced up the river and thrive in the low-lying valleys of the Gaoligong Mountains. Some of the flora and fauna of the Northern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau can go down the ridge and find a place in the upper part of the relatively low-latitude but high-lying mountain.
It is precisely because of the mediating role of the "bridge" that the situation of complex species, both new and old, and the genetic convergence of the north and south transitions has been created in Gaoligong Mountain.
In addition to the Blood Sparrow, there are more little-known creatures hidden in the biological secret realm of Gaoligong Mountain! Don't believe me, you see
In the valley on its western slope, dozens of antelopes are standing quietly on the boulders by the river; on the cliffs on the banks of the Dulong River, hooded langurs are chasing and fighting in groups; in the dense forest halfway up the mountain, the sound of bear monkeys shaking and breaking branches is clearly audible; on the tree trees in the arrow bamboo forest on the top of the mountain, cute red pandas are lazily sunbathing; in the open area of the ridge line, huge, colorful white-tailed rainbow pheasants are pacing, looking for the next good meal...
The star animal of Gaoligong Mountain, the impala
The secluded Gaoligong Mountain, between its towering mountains, in its uninhabited jungle secret, contains so many miracles of life, I hope they will not be disturbed and enjoy a free life.
Author: Chen Shan, Meteorological Analyst and Meteorological Engineer of China Meteorological Administration.