Glossy ibis makes inaugural appearance in wetland of Danjiang River in Henan

Glossy ibis makes inaugural appearance in wetland of Danjiang River in Henan

彩鹮首次现身河南丹江湿地

 

"If lucky, we might see glossy ibis again! I've shot it here for several times over the past few days!" Bird enthusiast Yue Heng were excitedly talking with his companions on May 13 in the Danjiang Wetland National Nature Reserve in Dashiqiao town, Xichuan county, Nanyang city, Central China's Henan province.

“幸运的话，今天还能拍到彩鹮！这几天，老在这里拍到它！”5月13日，在位于淅川县大石桥乡的河南丹江湿地国家级自然保护区，拍鸟爱好者岳恒兴奋地跟同伴说。

Photo by Li Bo for Henan Daily

Glossy ibis, a species of bird in the ibis family, Threskiornithidae, is a close relative of the endangered crested ibis, dubbed the "Oriental Jewel" in China. Glossy ibis has a dark chestnut coat, characterized by its long, downward-curved beak, making it easily recognizable. Glossy ibis has a wide distribution around the world, but few population. In China, it is mainly found scattered in provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan. Glossy ibis is currently under China's top level of state protection based on the List of Key Protected Wildlife Species of China 2021 Edition.

彩鹮，属鹈型目、鹮科鸟类，与中国的知名国宝朱鹮为近亲。其通体深栗色带闪光，喙长而下弯，特征十分明显。彩鹮在世界分布范围较广，但是数量并不多，中国主要在四川、贵州、云南一带有零星分布。2021版《国家重点保护野生动物名录》将其列为国家一级重点保护野生动物。

 

Verified by prominent experts in ornithology, including Li Changkan from Zhengzhou Normal University and Wang Chunping from the Wetland Station of Henan Forestry Resources Monitoring Institute, it was the first time that glossy ibis appeared in Xichuan, updating the records of bird species in the Danjiang Wetland National Nature Reserve.

经郑州师范学院生物学教授李长看、河南省林业资源监测院湿地站站长王春平等省内鸟类知名专家核实，此次彩鹮到访为淅川县首次发现，再次刷新了河南丹江湿地国家级自然保护区的鸟类纪录。

 

Xichuan has monitored a stable overwintering population of black storks for 10 years. Crested ibises reappeared in the Danjiang Wetland National Nature Reserve after a 70-year absence. And 28 oriental white storks, dubbed the "National Treasure of the Bird World" in China, spent winter in Xichuan. The number of bird species in the Danjiang Wetland National Nature Reserve has increased from over 100 in 2008 to more than 410 now, reflecting the continuous improvement of the local ecological environment.

淅川已连续10年监测到黑鹳稳定越冬种群，“东方宝石”朱鹮时隔70年再次回归丹江湿地，28只“鸟界国宝”东方白鹳集体来淅川过冬……河南丹江湿地国家级自然保护区的鸟类从2008年的100多种增加到现在的410多种，反映了丹江湿地生态环境在持续向好。（中文来源/河南日报 记者/孟向东 赵一帆 编译/杨佳欣 实习生/李凯 审校/焦丹 赵汉青）