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Merops philippinus
Red-throated Bee-eater，Merops philippinus，Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Blue-tailed Bee-eater, no subspecies.Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a resident bird in southwestern Yunnan and Hainan Island, China, and···
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Merops persicus
Merops persicus，Blue-cheeked Bee-eater，Guêpier de Perse，القارية زرقاء الخدين
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, also known as Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, has two subspecies.At dusk or after the rain, large groups of blue-c···
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Merops orientalis
Merops orientalis，Green Bee-eater
Green Bee-eater, also known as Green Bee-eater in English, is a small bird with 9 subspecies.The green-throated bee-eater is a res···
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Nyctyornis athertoni
Blue-bearded night bee-eater，Nyctyornis athertoni，Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Blue-bearded Bee-eater is a green forest-dwelling bee-eater with two subspecies.Blue-bearded Bee-eaters live in pairs and seem to ···
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Nyctyornis amictus
Red-bearded Bee-eater, Red-bearded Night Bee-eater, Red-bearded Night Bee-eater，Nyctyornis amictus，Red-bearded Bee-eater
Red-bearded Bee-eater, no subspecies.Although Red-bearded Bee-eater belongs to the genus Nyctyornis, their diet is very similar to···
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Aceros undulatus
Aceros undulatus，Rhyticeros undulatus，wreathed hornbill，Bar-pouched wreathed hornbill
The wreathed hornbill is called wreathed hornbill in foreign language, and has 2 subspecies.The wreathed hornbill often moves in s···
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Aceros nipalensis
Rufous-necked Hornbill，Aceros nipalensis，rufous-necked hornbill
Rufous-necked hornbill is a large bird with no subspecies.Rufous-necked hornbill nests in tree holes. They often move in pairs or ···
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Petaurista albiventer
Petaurista albiventer,Brown-footed flying squirrel, red-backed flying squirrel, flying fox, flying mouse
The chestnut-backed flying squirrel is a species of Chinese flying squirrel. The chestnut-backed flying squirrel, also known as th···
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Petaurista magnificus
Petaurista magnificus,Magnificent Flying Squirrel,Beautiful flying squirrel, Beautiful flying squirrel, Hao's flying squirrel
The chestnut brown flying squirrel mainly lives in the mountain evergreen broad-leaved forest belt below 2500m above sea level, wh···
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Petaurista caniceps
Petaurista caniceps, small flying squirrel, small flying squirrel, flying squirrel, flying tiger
The gray-headed flying squirrel is medium-sized, arboreal, and usually moves alone. It is a nocturnal animal, spending most of its···
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Petaurista alborufus
Petaurista alborufus,Red-and-white Giant,Flying fox, pine cat, white-faced flying squirrel, white-headed flying squirrel, white-fronted flying squirrel
Red and white flying squirrels are large flying squirrels with a body shape very similar to that of squirrels. They live in forest···
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Buceros bicornis
Rodentia, Sciuridae, Flying Squirrel，Buceros bicornis，Great Hornbill
Great Hornbill has two subspecies.Great Hornbill often moves alone during the breeding season, and likes to move in groups on tall···
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Anthracoceros coronatus
Anthracoceros coronatus,Malabar pied hornbill,Crowned Hornbill, Airplane Bird
The Malabar pied hornbill is called Malabar pied hornbill in English, and has 2 subspecies.The Malabar pied hornbill is a resident···
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Harpactes oreskios
Harpactes oreskios，Orange-breasted Trogon
Orange-breasted Trogon, also known as Orange-breasted Trogon, has 5 subspecies.Orange-breasted Trogons often move alone or in pair···
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Phodilus badius
Phodilus badius,Oriental Bay-owl
Oriental Bay-owl, also known as Oriental Bay-owl, has a heart-shaped face and erect ears that are very similar to those of a barn ···
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Tyto longimembris
Tyto longimembris,Eastern Grass-owl, Monkey-faced owl, Monkey eagle, White-breasted grass owl
The Eastern Grass-owl is a medium-sized bird of prey with 6 subspecies.The Grass-owl lives in the grass and shrubs at the foot of ···
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Tyto alba
Tyto alba,Barn Owl,Monkey-faced eagle, Monkey-headed eagle
Barn Owl is a medium-sized bird with 32 subspecies.The barn owl often moves alone. It usually lives in trees or caves during the d···
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Asio flammeus
Asio flammeus,Short-eared Owl,Night owl, owl, field cat king, short-eared owl, small-eared wood rabbit
Short-eared Owl, also known as Short-eared Owl in English, has 10 subspecies.Short-eared owls mainly feed on rodents, but also eat···
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Asio otus
Asio otus,Long-eared Owl,Northern Long-eared Owl,Strix otus Linnaeus, 1758,Long-eared wooden rabbit, with headset Elvis, tiger eagle, Biaomu rabbit, night owl, owl
The long-eared owl is called Long-eared Owl in foreign language, and there are 4 subspecies.The long-eared owl mainly feeds on rod···
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Ninox japonica
Ninox japonica,Northern Boobook,Northern Hawk Owl
The Japanese hawk owl, also known as the Northern Boobook, is a medium-sized owl with three subspecies.The Japanese eagle owl was ···
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Ninox scutulata
Ninox scutulata,Brown Hawk-owl,Brown Hawk-Owl
The Brown Hawk-owl is a medium-sized bird of prey with 11 subspecies.Hawk-owls mostly roost in the tree canopy during the day, act···
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Aegolius funereus
Aegolius funereus,Tengmalm's owl,Little Owl
The foreign name of the ghost owl is Tengmalm's owl, and there are 6 subspecies.Ghost owls mostly move alone and do not migrat···
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Athene brama
Athene brama,Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet, also known as Spotted Owlet, has 5 subspecies.Spotted Owlet often moves alone or in pairs, roosting in tree holes o···
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Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769)
Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769),little owl,Little Owl, Owl, Owl, Owl Owl
The Little Owl with Vertical Stripes is called Little Owl in English. There are 12 (or 14) subspecies, of which 4 are distributed ···
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