Chapter 646: Qinling Mudslide

The crested ibis, also known as the red crested ibis or red ibis in ancient times, is medium in size with white plumage. It's a class of protected animals. Like the red-crowned crane, it has brilliantly red head feathers, and a dash of rosy red also adorns the tip of its pointed beak.

No wonder Suming mistook it. From a distance, things weren't very clear, but up close, not only the red tip of its beak was visible, but one could also clearly make out the willow-leaf-shaped feather crest on the back of its head. This is the most distinctive feature of the crested ibis, with the feathers looking like a stylish little braid...

Unexpectedly encountering a crested ibis in the Qinling was quite rare. In the 1980s, there were only a few dozen wild crested ibises left. Afterward, their numbers gradually recovered thanks to large-scale captive breeding, but the wild population remains small.