Endangered Chinese mergansers sighted in Yichang nature reserve

The endangered Chinese merganser was spotted again in Yichang’s Houhe National Nature Reserve, marking the sixth consecutive winter the birds have been seen in the area.

The Chinese merganser, also known as the scaly-sided merganser, has a long, wispy crest on its head and scaly black feathers on its flanks. With only less than 3,000 remaining globally, these birds are a protected species in China.