Endangered bird spoon-billed sandpiper spotted in China

Times of India

IANS

 April 11, 2016

BEIJING: A spoon-billed sandpiper was spotted in south China’s Hainan province last week, the third time the endangered bird has been seen on the tropical island.

Luo Lixiang with the Xinying Mangrove National Wetland Park photographed the sandpiper on Wednesday while he was patrolling the park. He did not notice the rare bird till he checked the photos later at night, Xinhua reported.

Spoon-billed sandpipers are listed as “critically endangered” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.