Two Bird Species Spotted in Mengjin Yellow River Reserve for the First Time

A band-bellied crake (Porzana paykullii, under second-class State protection) and a water rail (Rallus aquaticus, state-protected bird with important ecological, scientific and social value) were recently observed in the Yellow River Wetland National Nature Reserve in Mengjin district of Luoyang city, Henan province. It has been confirmed that they are two new bird species ever found in Luoyang. (Text: Dahe Daily Photo provided to Dahe Daily)