First record! Five glossy ibises are spotted at the Haifeng Wetlands

Recently, staff members of the Guangdong Haifeng Avian Natural Reserve recorded the presence of five glossy ibises, a species under national first-level protection. According to the Forestry Administration of Guangdong Province, this is the first discovery of these rare birds in Haifeng and even the wider Shanwei region, marking an important milestone in bird research in Guangdong.

The glossy ibis is a wild bird species under national first-level protection, a medium-sized wading bird measuring approximately 50cm to 70cm in length. Its head is feathered except for the bare facial skin, and its overall plumage is glossy chestnut-brown. The upper back, wings, and tail are dark coppery-green, while the forehead and area around the eyes turn white during the breeding season. It has a long, downward-curved black beak and long legs with bare lower parts, which are yellow-brown in color.

Reporters observed through a monitor that the glossy ibises were seen walking near the wetlands, foraging in the water, or soaring in a V formation across the sky. "Haifeng Wetlands have welcomed new visitors. As of now, 251 bird species have been recorded within the reserve," said staff from the Guangdong Haifeng Avian Natural Reserve Administrative Office.

According to Zhang Qiang, Deputy Director of the Institute of Zoology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, glossy ibises are distributed globally but are not abundant in China. They were once extinct in China for nearly 70 years until rediscovered in Sichuan in 2009. Since then, they have been sighted in Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and other places. In recent years, glossy ibises have also appeared in Zhuhai, Dongguan, Zhanjiang, Huizhou, and other parts of Guangdong, but there have been no signs of breeding within the province yet.

"The presence of glossy ibises in Shanwei once again demonstrates the continuous improvement of Guangdong's ecology. Currently, there has been a significant increase in the number of newly recorded and newly distributed migratory bird populations in the province," said a person in charge from the Forestry Administration of Guangdong Province, "Guangdong has recorded 584 species of wild birds, with 412 species possessing migratory characteristics."

Source :Yangcheng Evening News

首次記錄！5只彩䴉現身海豐溼地

近日，廣東海豐鳥類省級自然保護區工作人員監測記錄到5只國家一級保護野生動物彩䴉。據省林業局透露，這是海豐乃至汕尾地區首次發現這種珍稀鳥類，對廣東鳥類研究具有重要意義。

彩䴉是國家一級保護野生動物，中等體型涉禽，體長約50cm-70cm。頭部除面部裸出外皆被羽，通體主要爲銅栗色而富有光澤；下背、翅和尾暗銅綠色，眼先和眼周在繁殖期爲白色。嘴細長而下彎、呈黑色，腿較長，脛下部裸出，黃褐色。

記者通過監控畫面看到，彩䴉或在溼地旁漫步行走、在水中探覓食物，或呈“V”字隊形翱翔天際。“海豐溼地又迎來新朋友，截至目前，保護區內記錄到的鳥類已達251種。”廣東海豐鳥類省級自然保護區管理局相關工作人員表示。

據廣東省科學院動物研究所副所長張強介紹，彩䴉廣佈全球，但在我國數量不多，曾一度絕跡近70年，直至2009年纔在四川再次被發現，後常見於河北、山東、江蘇、上海、香港等地。近年來，彩䴉也先後在廣東珠海、東莞、湛江、惠州等地露面，但還沒有發現在省內繁殖的跡象。

“彩䴉在汕尾市的出現，再次證明廣東生態持續向好。如今，廣東省新記錄、新分佈的候鳥種羣數量大幅增加。”省林業局相關負責人表示，廣東記錄分佈有野生鳥類584種，其中具有遷徙屬性鳥類412種。

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