Globally endangered species found in Chaohu, Anhui

Recently, senior "bird watchers" found the globally endangered rare species black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor) in the Sanhe Lotus Garden and the lakeside around Chaohu Lake wetland and took pictures of its beautiful posture with the camera.

The black-faced spoonbill has a distinctive "black face" with naked black skin around the eyes, a long beak similar to the Chinese lute, and an elegant posture. Therefore it is called the "black-faced angel".

Wei Zhenhua, a member of the Waterbird and Wetland Survey Team of Anhui University, also a doctoral student, monitored the black-faced spoonbills during the same period. He said the black-faced spoonbill is a globally endangered species and a national first-class protected animal in China. The discovery of this bird reflects the improvement of the ecological environment quality of the waterbird habitat.

Correspondent Xia Jiazhen, Photo by reporter Xia Shengwei

Translated by Zheng Chen