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Source: Xinhua
2016-06-06 19:02:43
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KUNMING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- A
rare bird species typically found in India and Southeast Asia has been spotted
in southwest China, providing valuable material for research of the endangered
animal.
A beautiful nuthatch was pictured
among a group of other bird species during a field inspection in Yunnan's
Daweishan National Nature Reserve from April to May, Mo Mingzhong, a wildlife
official in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, said on Monday.
"The beautiful nuthatch is
extremely rare and was barely found in China before, so it is quite significant
to even have taken a picture of the bird," Mo said.
Chinese scientists obtained a
specimen of the species for the first time in 1972, but there has been no
systematic research since then, said Wu Fei, an ornithologist with the Chinese
Academy of Sciences.
He Yongming, deputy head of
Daweishan National Nature Reserve, said that park staff will enhance protection
for the birds.
The beautiful nuthatch is listed
as "vulnerable" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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