'Strange bird' in Lai Chau is a stork

New migratory birds to the Lai Chau Hydropower Project are the stork, listed in the list of endangered species.

>>>Appears 'strange' birds near Lai Chau Hydropower Project

The flock of birds migrated to Muong Te and Muong Mo communes of Muong Te border district this week. They have long, small legs, long pointed beaks, gray feathers, wide wingspan.

The herds migrate to Lai Chau to seek food. (Photo: VNA)

Professor Pham Binh Quyen, Secretary General of the Vietnam Association for Nature and Environment Protection (VACNE), said that it is a stork, also known as a snail, because it is often eaten by snails, belonging to the family of Hac Study is Anastomus oscitans.

"This species is in the Vietnam Red Book at critical level, because of the risk of extinction of this species is very high," Mr. Quyen said.

"We call on the authorities and local authorities to prohibit acts of aggression in the areas of residence, food search and hunting activities of any kind," said the professor. Right to say.

Storks often live in countries in South Asia and Southeast Asia. In our country, it only appears in a few places such as the Western South and Tay Ninh with a small number. This stork weighs 1-1.2kg and is relatively gentle, so it is easily hunted by local people as they feed in the field.

This species has a habit of settling down, but due to the dwindling region and the search for food, they have to migrate to another area.

Storks live in different habitats of freshwater wetlands such as lakes, canals, rivers, flooded mudflats, rice fields, etc. The main food is snails and aquatic animals. like frogs, clones, crabs and big insects.