Lingnan: Beauty Beyond Borders | On April 9, Haizhu National Wetland Park in #Guangzhou welcomed a heavyweight newcomer, the state-level key protected wildlife species, Ciconia boyciana, which marks the discovery of the second state-level key protected #wildlife species in the park after the Yellow-breasted Bunting, bringing the total number of #bird species in #Haizhu Wetland to 197. The Ciconia boyciana is a large wading bird belonging to the #stork family, characterized by its graceful stature, black beak, red skin around the eyes, and white iris. It usually inhabits shallow waters near lakeshores. Due to its narrow breeding distribution and scarce numbers, it is currently listed as globally endangeredspecies.#SplendidLingnan

4月9日，廣州海珠國家濕地公園迎來了重量級新“旅客”，國家一級重點保護野生動物，瀕危物種——東方白鸛（學名：Ciconia boyciana）。這也是繼黃胸鹀后，海珠濕地發(fā)現(xiàn)的第二種國家一級重點保護野生動物，至此海珠濕地鳥類提升至197種。

東方白鸛是鸛科、鸛屬的大型涉禽，其體態(tài)優(yōu)美，嘴為黑色，眼周皮膚是紅色，虹膜為白色。一般棲息于湖泊等邊緣的淺水區(qū)，因繁殖分布區(qū)域狹窄，數(shù)量稀少，目前已處于全球瀕危狀態(tài)。