Taipei Zoo's Spring Bird Babies Debut; Seize the Best Time for Bird Watching

(Central News Agency reporter Yang Shu-min, Taipei, 7th) Taipei Zoo announced today that the vitality of birds is evident in the park in late spring, with fluffy babies of Common Moorhen and White-breasted Waterhen moving around with their parents. A Palawan Peacock-Pheasant chick was born in the Pheasant and Rare Bird Area of the Bird Park, and the newly born Red-crowned Crane chick in front of the Amphibian and Reptile House is growing rapidly. The zoo urges visitors to seize the opportunity to visit.

Taipei Zoo issued a press release today stating that bird babies are arriving one after another in late spring, reminding visitors to seize the opportunity if they want to witness the adorable appearance of the bird babies.

The zoo gave an example: the waterfowl area is an aviary-style immersive viewing environment, with many plants and water spaces for waterfowl to use. White-breasted Waterhen babies, which are precocial birds, are already covered in down and have open eyes when hatched. They can follow their parents around and even swim shortly after, often seen like tiny black coal balls, subtly moving by the water.

The zoo said that Common Moorhen babies also look like black fluff balls, but unlike White-breasted Waterhen babies, their foreheads are balder in their juvenile stage and they have red beaks. Sometimes, the same pair of Common Moorhen parents can be seen living with babies born at different times, thus simultaneously presenting an interesting scene of adults, coffee-colored subadults, and fluffy chicks together.

A Palawan Peacock-Pheasant chick was recently born in the Pheasant and Rare Bird Area of the Bird Park. Also, the newly born Red-crowned Crane chick in front of the Amphibian and Reptile House is growing rapidly. Although it often hides near its crane mother or in the grass, the crane chick's neck and legs are tending to become longer and stronger.

In addition, the zoo said that in the waterfowl area of the Bird Park, visitors can see the Grey Crowned Cranes and Greater Flamingos that hatched last summer. The subadult Greater Flamingos are already close to adult size, but can be distinguished by their greyish-black feathers and legs. (Editor: Lung Po-an) 1150507

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