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Luscinia ruficepsLC

Luscinia ruficeps

Rufous-headed Robin,Luscinia ruficeps

SongbirdNo verification information

The Rufous-headed Robin is a very rare endangered species.The Rufous-headed Robin sings more in May. It is very good at singing. T···

Cochoa viridisLC

Cochoa viridis

Cochoa viridis,Green Cochoa,Green Thrush,

SongbirdAbout 10-15 years

Green Cochoa, also known as Green Cochoa, is a bird of the family Thrushidae in the order Passeriformes, with no subspecies.The Gr···

Cochoa purpureaLC

Cochoa purpurea

Cochoa purpurea,Purple Cochoa,Purple Thrush

SongbirdAbout 10-15 years

Purple Cochoa, also known as Purple Cochoa in English, is a bird of the genus Cochoa in the family Thrush family of the order Pass···

Cricetulus migratoriusLC

Cricetulus migratorius

Cricetulus migratorius,Grey hamster,Hamster, moving

Rodents

The gray hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. The taxonomic status of this species is stable, and there are many subspecie···

Cricetulus kamensisLC

Cricetulus kamensis

Cricetulus kamensis,Tibetan hamster,Kangzang hamster, Tibetan hamster, short-tailed Tibetan hamster, Ladakh hamster

Rodents

Kangzang hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. Its former Chinese name was Tibetan hamster. Its taxonomic status is stable,···

Cricetulus barabensisLC

Cricetulus barabensis

Cricetulus barabensis,Spotted hamster, patterned hamster, moving hamster, cheeked hamster, Chinese hamster

Rodents2-2.5years

The black-lined hamster belongs to the subfamily Cricetinae. The taxonomic status of this species is stable, but the subspecies ar···

Ondatra zibethicusLC

Ondatra zibethicus

Ondatra zibethicus,Muskrat, Ondatra,Castor zibethicus Linnaeus,Blue-rooted marten, muskrat, water rat, water rat

Rodents

Muskrat is commonly known as blue-rooted marten or muskrat. It is named because the glands in its perineum can produce musk-like s···

Proedromys liangshanensisLC

Proedromys liangshanensis

Proedromys liangshanensis,Neodon nyalamensis,Vole, Microtus gross

Rodents

Liangshan Grooved Vole belongs to the subfamily Arvicoliniae. It is a new species published by Liu Shaoying et al. (2007). There w···

Ellobius talpinusLC

Ellobius talpinus

Ellobius tancrei,Ellobius talpinus,Flip rat, ground rat, blind rat, arch rat

Rodents

Mole voles belong to the subfamily Arvicolinae. There are 5 species in the world and only 1 species in China. The species-level cl···

Eolagurus luteusLC

Eolagurus luteus

Eolagurus luteus,Lagurus luteus,Yellow Steppe Lemming,Yellow prairie lemming,

Rodents

The yellow rabbit-tailed rat is a typical semi-desert steppe species and is cold-resistant. It was once classified as the genus &l···

Microtus oeconomusLC

Microtus oeconomus

Microtus oeconomus,Root Vole

Rodents

Root voles are very tolerant of moisture, and their population is large in very humid valley wetlands that are submerged even with···

Alexandromys limnophilusLC

Alexandromys limnophilus

Alexandromys limnophilus,Microtus,Root Vole subspecies qaidam,Microtus oeconomus limnophilus

Rodents

Qaidam root voles live in caves, which are relatively simple and mostly have a single entrance. They build their nests under hayst···

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalisLC

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis

Lasiopodomys (Stenocranius) gregalis,Lasiopodomys gregalis,Social Vole

Rodents

Narrow-headed voles live in groups. They are active mainly during the day, but also at night. They are often dispersed in summer, ···

Microtus fortisLC

Microtus fortis

Microtus fortis,Reed Vole,Swamp vole, Far Eastern vole, Giant vole

Rodents

The oriental vole is a typical burrowing type. It does not hibernate and moves out of its burrows day and night. Due to its freque···

Turdus feaeLC

Turdus feae

Turdus feae,Grey-sided Thrush, Fea's Thrush,

SongbirdNo verification information

Grey-sided Thrush is a medium-sized bird of the family Thrushidae and the genus Thrush, with no subspecies.The lower body of the B···

Sitta formosaLC

Sitta formosa

Sitta formosa,Beautiful Nuthatch

SongbirdNo verification information

Beautiful Nuthatch, also known as Beautiful Nuthatch in English, is a small songbird with no subspecies.Beautiful Nuthatch usually···

Sitta magnaLC

Sitta magna

Sitta magna,Giant Nuthatch

SongbirdNo verification information

Giant Nuthatch, also known as Giant Nuthatch in English, is a small songbird with two subspecies.The giant nuthatch has the same l···

Sitta yunnanensisLC

Sitta yunnanensis

Sitta yunnanensis,Black-masked Nuthatch

SongbirdNo verification information

The Mandarin pronunciation of Yunnan Nuthatch is [diān shī], and its foreign name is Black-masked Nuthatch. It is a small songbi···

Certhia tianquanensisLC

Certhia tianquanensis

Certhia tianquanensis,Sichuan Treecreeper,Tree climbing bird,Certhia familiaris

SongbirdNo verification information

Sichuan Treecreeper, also known as Sichuan Treecreeper, has no subspecies.In 1995, Professor Li Guiyuan of Sichuan Agricultural Un···

Leiothrix luteaLC

Leiothrix lutea

Leiothrix lutea,Red-billed Leiothrix,Pekin Robin,Lovebird, red-billed jade, colorful lovebird, red-billed bird

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Red-billed Leiothrix has 5 subspecies. Red-billed Leiothrix is a resident bird. Except for the breeding period, it usually moves i···

Leiothrix argentaurisLC

Leiothrix argentauris

Leiothrix argentauris,Silver-eared Mesia,Yellow-billed Jade, Colorful Lovebird

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Silver-eared Mesia has 9 subspecies.Silver-eared Mesia often moves alone or in pairs, and sometimes in groups, especially in autum···

Liocichla omeiensisLC

Liocichla omeiensis

Liocichla omeiensis,Omei Shan Liocichla

SongbirdNo verification information

The foreign name of the Gray-breasted Bush Babbler is Omei Shan Liocichla, and there is no subspecies.Deignan (1964) believed that···

Garrulax milneiLC

Garrulax milnei

Garrulax milnei,Red-tailed Laughingthrush,Trochalopteron milnei,Red-tailed Laughing Babbler

SongbirdNo verification information

Red-tailed Laughingthrush, also known as Red-tailed Laughingthrush, has 4 subspecies.Red-tailed Laughingthrush often moves in pair···

Garrulax formosusLC

Garrulax formosus

Garrulax formosus,Red-winged Laughingthrush

SongbirdNo verification information

Red-winged Laughingthrush has two subspecies.Red-winged Laughingthrush often moves in pairs or small groups of several individuals···

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