China News Service, Guiyang, July 3 (Shi Xiaojie) A reporter learned from the Propaganda Department of the Weining County Party Committee on the 3rd that after preliminary identification by experts, the unidentified sound source in Xiushui Town, Weining County originated from a bird called the yellow-legged three-toed quail.

  Recently, it was reported that strange sounds were made in Dashan Mountain, Xiushui Town, Weining County, Guizhou Province, and local villagers also reported to the officials that there were unknown sources of "buzzing" nearby.

A corner of Jianqiang Village, Xiushui Town, Weining County. He Huanshe

  In order to ascertain the cause of the unknown sound source in Xiushui Town as soon as possible, Weining County invited the Special Allowance Specialist of the State Council, the expert committee member of the National Committee of the People and the Biosphere, and Ran Jingcheng, the head of the Guizhou Wildlife Management Station, to investigate and verify the scene.

People watched the "strange noise" in Jianqiang Village, Xiushui Town, Weining County. He Huanshe

  Ran Jingcheng said in a telephone interview with reporters that based on the voices recorded by local people and witnesses' descriptions on the spot for many days, and on-site sampling, analysis and comparison of unknown sound sources, it can be preliminarily determined that the unidentified sound source originated from the yellow-footed three-toed quail .

People watched the "strange noise" in Jianqiang Village, Xiushui Town, Weining County. He Huanshe

  It is understood that the yellow-footed three-toed quail is a small bird that looks like a quail. It is a summer migratory bird in Guizhou. When it crows during the breeding period, the voice is long and dull, and there is a similar cow cry. Yellow-footed three-toed quails are widely distributed in my country, and Guizhou is one of its main distribution areas. (Finish)