Migration Season of Migratory Birds | Heilongjiang: Critically Endangered Blue-Headed Ducks Arrive at Taihu National Wetland Park

Image source: Heilongjiang Forest Pasture and Grassland Bureau

Breaking News (March 24th) March since, Heilongjiang Province has entered the bird migration season, Taihu National Wetland Park has seen a year-on-year increase in bird populations and numbers in recent years, including the world's critically endangered Blue-headed Duck, with fewer than 1000 individuals remaining globally, currently 30+ individuals have been found in Taihu wetland, Image source: Heilongjiang Forest Pasture and Grassland Bureau

Heilongjiang Province is a key forest area in China, with abundant forest resources and wetland resources, known as 'the Earth's kidneys', it is an ideal habitat for migratory birds. Taihu National Wetland Park is located in Tai'er County, Qiqihar City, Heilongjiang Province, east of Tai'er County, it is a 4A-level tourist scenic area and a national water conservation scenic area, with flocks of Canada Geese, Black Spoonbills, White Egrets, Grey Herons, Oriental White Storks and other birds reside here. According to wetland monitoring personnel and photographers, Blue-headed Ducks have been recorded inhabiting Taihu wetland since 2015, and the trend is increasing year by year. Taihu National Wetland Park plays an important role in biodiversity conservation and ecological balance protection. (Author Yu Xinyang, Editor Wang Qiang)

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