Chinanews.com, Sanming, March 10th (Huang Zhongquan, Liao Jinpeng) On March 8th, the monitoring personnel of Yong'an Tianbaoyan National Nature Reserve in Fujian were pleasantly surprised to find the "uninvited guest" red-billed lovesickness bird after 7 years.
This is the rediscovery of the red-billed acacia after the first video record in Tianbaoyan Reserve in 2016. It is also the first appearance of the red-billed acacia in Tianbaoyan Reserve since the red-billed acacia was promoted to the national second-class protected wild animal in 2021. .
Pairs of red-billed lovesick birds are very affectionate, and they are given a poetic name like "Acacia" in traditional Chinese culture.
Photo by Liao Jinpeng
At noon that day, the monitoring personnel heard bursts of bird calls like "cry-cry-cry" in the bushes beside the mechanical farming road in the reserve, which was melodious.
After stopping to observe carefully, I found that in a wave of birds, in addition to the salamander, red-headed babbler, red-headed long-tailed tit, white-bellied babbler and other birds, there were also five or six red-billed lovesickness birds.
Surveillance personnel were very pleasantly surprised, and quickly captured and recorded.
The red-billed lovesickness is a national second-class protected wild animal, with a body length of 14-15 cm, red beak, yellow chin and throat, orange-yellow chest, dark gray-green upper body, yellow and red wing spots on both wings, and black tail. Forked.
It usually inhabits mountainous evergreen broad-leaved forests, evergreen deciduous mixed forests, bamboo forests and forest margins at an altitude of 900-2400 meters. It has the habit of vertical migration downwards in winter.
It mainly feeds on caterpillars, beetles, ants and other insects, and also eats plant foods such as plant fruits and seeds, and occasionally eats a small amount of crops such as corn.
The red-billed lovesick bird is deeply loved by people because of its gorgeous feathers, crisp and loud voice, changeable and melodious.
Photo by Liao Jinpeng
The red-billed lovesick bird is deeply loved by people because of its gorgeous feathers, crisp and loud voice, changeable and melodious.
In particular, pairs of red-billed lovesick birds are very affectionate. They will cuddle up to each other and trim each other's feathers. Therefore, in traditional Chinese culture, they are given such poetic names as "Acacia", which means auspicious and wishful thinking. symbol.
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