A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
![A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-15/-World-s-reddest-bird-spotted-in-Nanning-1pykOpNcMG4/img/5281c09066eb48b4b37c8b47beccfdc0/5281c09066eb48b4b37c8b47beccfdc0.jpeg)
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
![A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-15/-World-s-reddest-bird-spotted-in-Nanning-1pykOpNcMG4/img/a11673b306d945eb9968d62d6544efe8/a11673b306d945eb9968d62d6544efe8.jpeg)
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
![A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-15/-World-s-reddest-bird-spotted-in-Nanning-1pykOpNcMG4/img/f50a7e1c283c4cfbbad4cee22ea9327b/f50a7e1c283c4cfbbad4cee22ea9327b.jpeg)
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
![A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-12-15/-World-s-reddest-bird-spotted-in-Nanning-1pykOpNcMG4/img/76022699a73c48818630985c93d15723/76022699a73c48818630985c93d15723.jpeg)
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
A scarlet ibis forages at a wetland in Nanning, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on December 10, 2023. /CFP
A scarlet ibis, a species known as the “world’s reddest bird,” was recently spotted at a wetland in south China’s Nanning, attracting many birdwatchers and photographers. The brightly colored species mainly inhabits tropical South America and parts of the Caribbean and is under second-class state protection in China.