China News Network Baoxing, May 13 (Liu Gang, Wang Xin, Liu Yujie) The Shimian County Party Committee Propaganda Department of Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, reported on the 13th that in the Liziping National Nature Reserve in Sichuan, Shimian County, the Reserve Administration During the field data collection of infrared cameras, the panda monitoring patrol team discovered the green-tailed pheasant, a national-level protected animal that is comparable to giant pandas and is known as the "rainbow" in the mist of distant mountains. It is reported that this is the first time the Liziping Nature Reserve has captured the green-tailed pheasant in the wild.
According to reports, the infrared camera in the protected area is installed and collected once a year, and the screen captures the infrared camera installed in June 2019. In May 2020, after the snow on the mountain melted, the panda monitoring patrol team went up the mountain to collect this precious image when they collected the infrared camera installed last year.
It is understood that the green-tailed pheasant is an endemic large bird in China and a rare alpine pheasant unique to China. It is listed as a Class I key protected wild animal in China. It is known as "the giant panda in the bird" and is a world-endangered species. Its discovery is as legendary as the giant panda, and it was discovered and named by the French naturalist Armand David. The green-tailed rainbow is not only rare, but also beautiful. Their feathers are colorful, shining red, copper, green or bronze metallic luster. They are as gorgeous as a rainbow, like a "rainbow" in the mist of the distant mountains. And mysteriously. At the same time, the green-tailed pheasant has a small distribution area and a narrow area. It is mainly distributed in the high mountain area of 3,000 meters above sea level in northwestern Sichuan Province and the surrounding areas of Qinghai, Gansu, and Tibet.
It is reported that the total area of Liziping National Nature Reserve in Sichuan is 47,940 hectares, making it the country's first "Panda Wilderness Training Base". The protected area preserves relatively complete forest vegetation and forest ecosystem. It has significant biodiversity, and there are many types of rare and endangered species, with abundant endemic species. It is known as "the paradise of wild animals". Since 2017, the Liziping Nature Reserve has launched a comprehensive biodiversity monitoring project, using infrared camera array monitoring technology as a means to achieve macroscopic monitoring of regional biodiversity. At present, 480 sample lines have been set up and 480 infrared cameras have been installed. The coverage rate of grid monitoring in the protected area reaches 100%.
The relevant person in charge of Shimian County said that the discovery of the green-tailed pheasant reflected the good ecological environment and rich species of Shimian County, and also provided strong data support for the preservation of complete biodiversity and ecosystem structure. (Finish)