A few days ago, bird-watching enthusiasts found an overseas visitor called "ugly duckling" by the bird-watching community in the Fanli Lake wetland in Lushi County, Henan Province - spotted-faced sea muscovy duck. Spot-faced muscovy duck is a rare bird species in China, and there are few records in Henan, and this year it came to Lu's for the first time, becoming a new record for Lu's birds.
The reason why it is called an overseas visitor is because it is not a native duck of our country, and it is widely distributed in Europe and North America. The appearance characteristics of white spots, the habits of loving the sea, and the main distribution in foreign countries have led to the scientific naming of this type of duck as "spotted-faced sea muscovy duck".
The spot-faced muscovy duck is a vulnerable (VU) species on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Endangered Species, which belongs to the national "three haves" protected animals with economic value, research value and conservation significance in China. It is black and brown all over, with white spots on its face, and looks quite ugly in the eyes of human aesthetics, so it is also called "ugly duckling" by bird-watching enthusiasts.
Spot-faced Muscovy duck belongs to the genus Muscovy duck of the family Duck family, is a medium-sized dark dwarf flat sea duck, mostly seen in the ocean except during the breeding period, belongs to the diving duck, the food is mainly fish, aquatic microinsects, crustaceans, shellfish, molluscs and other animal food.
Since the beginning of winter, a large number of water birds have come to the Lushi Luo River section for wintering, which brings vitality to the Luo River in winter. However, most birds have a habit of being disturbed by the outside world, especially when they have just migrated. It is hoped that the general public will not disturb the birds at close range, so that they can survive in a quiet environment, so as to attract more birds to migrate to Lu's, so as to achieve a good environment for hundreds of birds to fly and gather, and people and birds to be harmonious!
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