Shaanxi Yangxian Zhuhuan Nature Reserve 

Zhuhuan (in Chinese), Crested Ibis ( Nipponia Nippon),  ever recorded in China ancient text, is one of the 50 rarest birds in the world, one of the most seriously endangered bird species in the world today,  distributes in China and rarest & unique to China. There are about 650 birds now (about half in the wild, and half in human care,  but only 7birds survive in South Shaanxi, China in 1981) after China's protecting effort. And in Shaanxi, there is a natural reserve Yangxian Crested Ibis Reserve special for protecting Crested Ibis, where locate at southern slope of Mountain Qinling..

Crested Ibis, 79cm in length, 1.8km in weight for its body, 9cm for its leg, 18cm in  length for its mouth, with its snowy, pink-tinged feathers, red face and sloping black beak, live low forests area altitude from 1200M to 1400M, feeds on fish, frog insects etc along stream bank, water land, and stay in high wood for night and rest. Resident bird in Yangxian area, and migrating in a small area from hill to low land. Nesting in Apr May, breeding once a year and 2-4eggs laid a time, about 30days of incubation, and the chicks will leave the nest 40days later after being hatched.

Best time to watch them: before 07:00 in the morning, and after 17:00 in the afternoon.

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