As a "close relative" of the crested ibis, a national first-level protected animal, what kind of existence does it exist?

In fact, the colorful ibis cannot be called "colorful", because most of the time its whole body really has nothing to do with "colorful", except for the color during the breeding period, which is also a bit "colorful". ?Except, at other times it is ?black with a little white?. Let’s talk about the colorful ibis in each period.

Baby Ibis. When the Ibis is a young bird, it is dark green all over, and its head and neck are a little bit black. At this stage, the Ibis mainly relies on feeding from the female and male birds. The feeding method of the Ibis is different from other birds. For other birds, the parent bird feeds food to the chicks, but for the painted ibis, the parent bird opens its mouth and lets the chicks put their head into the parent bird's throat to get food. Perhaps because of this "tutoring", it allows the chicks to feed it. Learned the skill of digging holes.

After they grow a little bigger, they are taken by the adult birds to learn survival skills such as hunting for food and avoiding danger. Mainly, they change from digging throats to digging frog holes, catching fish in the water, and digging out cricket nests. Wait, this period will last for about a month. After one month, the young painted ibises, which have learned to hunt, will begin to leave the nest and follow the adult birds to experience bird society.

Colored Ibis adult. The body color of the adult painted ibis will gradually turn into deep purple, and both male and female birds are the same. If you really want to compare, the female bird will be uglier. If you see a painted ibis during that period, you will not notice it. You would think that this thing could be the first protected animal in the country, and maybe treat it as some kind of wild heron. Although you won't fight it, basically no one will think that it has anything to do with Cai.

Painted ibis during courtship. The colorful ibis during the courtship period is like releasing the seal of beauty. Its cheeks will gradually turn blue, and the feathers all over its body will slowly be replaced by colorful ones. From the wings to the down, it is simply a major blood exchange, and the more magical thing is , unlike other species, only the males can change, and the female birds also become colorful beings. This may be the origin of the name colorful ibis.

The painted ibises that are about to breed after courtship will slowly find a habitat, usually choosing lakes or streams to breed. Perhaps the passion for courtship has subsided, and their wings slowly return to purple-black. , just like many of us who support our families after marriage and don’t dress up, just waiting for the courtship period of the next season to arrive.

In general, the painted ibis, a nationally protected heron, cannot be seen in normal times. Sometimes people regard it as other herons. Only those who truly understand them can distinguish between young birds, They can be distinguished in the adult stage.