詳情及相片: http://www.wwf.org.hk/?13300/20#

觀鳥人士在4月19日於米埔自然保護區的潮漲棲息地發現一隻黃胸鷸，是在香港及中國大陸的首個紀錄。黃胸鷸在國際自然保護聯盟紅色名錄(IUCN Redlist)中屬近危物種。

黃胸鷸檔案
學名﹕Tryngites subruficollis
保護狀況：全球性「近危」
身體特徵：擁有杏色的頭部和胸部；背部及頭頂較深色；擁有黃色的腳；黑色、短而直的喙；黑眼睛周圍的羽毛顏色較淡，看起來像有眼圈一樣
平均體長：20cm
生境：淺水濕地，特別鍾愛內陸短草地區
食物：昆蟲和蠕蟲
有趣資料：在凍原繁殖，雄鳥會以特殊的舞蹈吸引異性群

Details & photo: http://www.wwf.org.hk/en/?13300/20

On 19 April, for the first time ever in Hong Kong and mainland China, a Buff-breasted Sandpiper – a “near threatened” species on the IUCN Red List – was found at a high-tide waterbird roost at Mai Po Nature Reserve.

Buff-breasted Sandpiper profile
Scientific name: Tryngites subruficollis
Conservation status: Globally “Near threatened”
Physical features: Buff colour on head and breast; darker colour on back and crown; legs are yellow; black bill is relatively short and straight; feathers around its big black eyes are lighter in colour, making it seem as though it has an eye ring
Average Size: 20cm
Habitat: Shallow water wetlands, particularly favours inland short grassy areas
Diet: Insects and worms
Fun fact: They breed on the tundra; the male bird uses a special dance to attract a group of females