Recently, the images of multiple rare wild animals were captured for the first time in Qiyun Peak National Forest Park, including small Indian civet and Lesser shortwing.  

The most notable species from this round of monitoring was the small Indian civet, a national first-class protected animal in China that is also included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is a terrestrial carnivore, commonly known as the pen cat, black-footed civet or musk cat.

In the infrared camera footage, this small Indian civet was captured foraging at night, identified by its brownish stripes on the back, spots along the flanks, and ringed tail.

The species has extremely high requirements for its habitat. It is mainly distributed across southwest, south, and east China. It mainly lives in low mountain forests, broad-leaved forest shrubsr, tree hollows, and stone caves.

Lesser shortwing is a small, shy and melodious forest bird. Its main feature is the pure white chin and throat. It is listed as a terrestrial wild animal under national key protection for ecological, economic and scientific research value in China, and is also included in the IUCN Red List.

This time, over 70 species of wild animals were recorded, including the national first-class protected animal Tragopan caboti, the national second-class protected animal White-necklaced partridge, and Silver Pheasant.

The discovery of these species fully demonstrates the excellent ecological environment and complete ecosystem of Qiyun Peak National Forest Park, and provides valuable data support for regional biodiversity research and protection.

Chinese source: voc.com.cn