A lovely oriental plover was recently spotted in the Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve in Guangyuan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The total number of such species there is now 339.

An oriental plover is seen in the Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve in Guangyuan, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo/share.gyxww.cn]

The bird has a brown chest and a speckled black neckband. Tangjiahe has become an important migration hub for birds thanks to its improved ecological environment.

As birds migrating from Northeast China, oriental plovers often inhabit wide-open grasslands, and occasionally fresh water lakes and swamps. Characterized by agility, the oriental plover flies fast and can reverse directions instantly.