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Information about ibis and herons.

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Ibis (another name for ibis) generally refers to ibis (ibis).

Crested ibis (scientific name: Nipponia nippon) is an animal of crested ibis family, which was called crested ibis and crested ibis in ancient times. Zhu Xi is a kind of East Yate. Medium-sized, with white feathers, a long willow-shaped feather crown on the back pillow, and bright red skin from forehead to cheek; During the breeding period, the gray pigment secreted by the neck muscles is constantly pecked by the beak and smeared on the head, neck, upper back and wings, making it grayish black.

Habitat in the woodland at an altitude of 1200- 1400 meters, wading in nearby streams, swamps and rice fields, strolling in aquatic animals such as Yu Xiaoyu, crabs, frogs and snails, and eating insects; Rest overnight in a tall tree; Stay in birds and wander to the low mountain plain in groups in autumn and winter; Nesting begins in April and May, and one nest is bred every year, with 2-4 eggs per nest. Parents brood on their behalf, the incubation period is about 30 days, and they leave the nest in 40 days. The mature age is 3 years old and the longest life expectancy is 37 years old.

It has been widely distributed in eastern China, Japan, Russia, Romania, North Korea and other places. Due to environmental degradation, the number of species declined sharply, only in the 1980s.

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Heron (scientific name: Ardea cinerea): It is a wading bird of flapping-wing birds, egrets and egrets, and it is also a model species of egrets. The head, neck, feet and mouth are very long, so the body looks thin. Its upper body is mainly gray and its abdomen is white. Adult bird's eye pattern and crown feather are black, flying feather is black, wing angle and two chest points, head, neck, chest and back are white, neck has black longitudinal stripes, and the rest are gray. The young bird's head and neck are gray, but not black. Iris is yellow; Beak yellow-green; Feet are black. Cry: a deep guttural sound and a high-flying cry.

Large waterside birds inhabit the banks of rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, coasts and other waters and their shallow waters. They live alone in nature, and herons can often be seen in the independent cold wind on the edge of the swamp in winter. Foraging in shallow water, mainly preying on fish and frogs, but also eating mammals and birds. It is a very common water ostrich in wetlands in Europe, Asia and Africa. It is distributed in Africa, Madagascar, Europe and Asia, starting from the three British islands in the east, east to the Far East, west to Sakhalin Island and the coast of Japan, and south to the north and south.