Chinese khaki duck (or 'bird panda') discovered in Henan's Song County Yi River
Spring warmth and blossoming flowers, birds singing and flowers fragrant, the excellent natural environment of Luoyang City, Tongban County, Henan Province attracts various waterfowl, and the Chinese khaki duck is one of them.
The Chinese khaki duck is an ancient species left over from the end of the third period of glaciation, it is a red-listed endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Resources, it is a first-class protected wild animal in China, and is often called 'the panda of birds' because it can only appear in good ecological environments.
Picture: On March 10, 2020, the Chinese khaki ducks were freely foraging in the Yi River. Photography by Zhang Jianjun
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