The Kashgar Red Sea Bay Tourist Area is a paradise for birds, with many rare species.?
The Kashgar Red Sea Bay Tourist Area, especially the Kashgar River Wetland Landscape Area, is an important habitat for birds. It showcases the wetland culture of the Gobi Desert in the Western Regions. Migratory birds pass through here during their migration, allowing people to feel the harmonious coexistence between humans and nature.?
. The wetland is home to various bird species and is a great place to get close to nature.?
. Specifically, the Kashgar River Wetland is home to first-grade protected species such as the white stork, black stork, and relic gull, as well as second-grade protected species such as the Eurasian hobby, kite, northern goshawk, common crane, and golden eagle. There are also pheasants, turtle doves, and larks. During the summer and autumn seasons, there are over 30 species of migratory birds, mainly including waterfowl and songbirds such as wild ducks, seagulls, cuckoos, nightjars, and oriental melodious warblers.?
In addition, the ecological environment of the entire Kashgar Prefecture has been continuously improving in recent years, with over 350 species of birds belonging to 44 families and 17 orders discovered, including national first-grade protected wild animals such as the golden eagle, bearded vulture, and cinereous vulture. The sight of these rare birds overwintering in the Tarim Basin area has become increasingly common, and wetland eco-tourism has become a major highlight of Kashgar tourism.?