Rare Guests Arrive! World Endangered Wild Birds – Shoebill Stork Appear in Dianchi Lake Wetlands

World Endangered Rare Wild Birds – Shoebill Stork Appear in Dianchi Lake Wetlands

Spring has come, Kunming's Dianchi Lake wetlands have welcomed a group of special guests – 36 shoebill storks, which are world endangered rare bird species.

In the marshes along Dianchi, they would or lightly step, or close their eyes to rest, or search for food, or flap their wings to fly… a scene of serene enjoyment, foraging and nesting in the Jinning Dianchi surrounding wetlands.

World Endangered Rare Wild Birds – Shoebill Stork Appear in Dianchi Lake Wetlands

Shoebill Stork, also known as Asian Shoebill Stork, is a bird species that lives in tropical Southeast Asia, with its main distribution in India, Myanmar and southern Vietnam. Its wingspan is up to 81 cm when unfolded, with a body length of 81 cm, with white to gray plumage, gray-blue plumage in winter, and black flight feathers and tail feathers, often foraging for soft-bodied animals in marshes and lakes.

World Endangered Rare Wild Birds – Shoebill Stork Appear in Dianchi Lake Wetlands

The shoebill stork's main food is fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish, etc. In recent years, with the good results of Dianchi's governance, more and more wild birds have frequently visited Dianchi, especially in Jinning district with good ecology and many wetlands, providing shoebill storks with ample food sources. It is reported that this is the first time shoebill storks were discovered on Dianchi's shore after 2013, and since then, they have occasionally been discovered, and this year the number of discoveries is 36, which is the largest number of discoveries, proving that the ecological environment is getting better.

Yunnan Net Reporter Zhang Yanguang Correspondent Li Juming Photography Report