Red mouth and red feet, black head and black neck, light and dexterous purple-blue-gray body... The reporter learned from Chongqing Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve on December 5 that the infrared camera in the reserve recently captured the red mouth of the "three haves" protected animal Blue magpies come out to look for food.
Infrared cameras showed that Yintiao Ridge was covered with snow, and five or six red-billed blue magpies appeared in the forest, looking for food leisurely in the snow.
The red-billed blue magpie is a large crow with a body length of 54 cm to 65 cm. Its mouth and feet are red, its head, neck, throat and chest are black. Body purplish blue gray or light blue taupe, long tail convex with black sub-end spots and white end spots, underparts white.
According to experts, the red-billed blue magpies are not particularly big, but they are very ferocious, especially in the breeding season, and they are called "angry birds".
It is understood that the red-billed blue magpie belongs to the "three haves" protected animals and is included in the "List of Terrestrial Wild Animals with Important Ecological, Scientific and Social Values Protected by the State".
(Jing Shiyan produced by Zhang Xu and Gong Decai)
Responsible editor: [Li Ji]