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Anas acutaLC

Anas acuta

Pintail duck, long-tailed duck, long-tailed duck, rifle duck, middle duck, northern pintail duck,Anas acuta,Northern Pintail

Waterfowl6-8years

Pintail duck is a medium-sized waterfowl of the class Aves and the family Anatidae, belonging to the family of water ducks. It lik···

Spatula querquedulaLC

Spatula querquedula

Spatula querquedula,Anas querquedula,Garganey,Ducklings, little stone ducks, brook ducks

Waterfowl6-8years

White-browed ducks often move in pairs or small groups, and also gather in large groups during migration and wintering. They are t···

Sibirionetta formosaLC

Sibirionetta formosa

Ba duck, black-rimmed duck, spectacled duck, yellow-tipped duck, king duck, shaking duck, Yuan duck,Sibirionetta formosa,Baikal Teal

Waterfowl

The Mandarin duck is a kind of duck that likes to gather in groups, especially in winter, and often gathers in large groups, and o···

Anas creccaLC

Anas crecca

Little duck, little teal, little mallard, duck, duckling, clam duck,Anas crecca,Common Teal,Green-winged,Teal Eurasian Teal

Waterfowl8-10years

Green-winged ducks like to gather in groups, especially during the migration season and winter, often gathering in large groups of···

Anas carolinensisLC

Anas carolinensis

Anascaro linensis,Anas carolinensis

Waterfowl

The American Green-winged Duck (Anascaro linensis) was discovered by birdwatchers Philip Hyde and Paul Hyde at Dongtan, Nanhui, Sh···

Marmaronetta angustirostrisLC

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Marmaronetta angustirostris,Marbled Teal,Marbled Duck

Waterfowl

The Clouded Duck often moves in small groups. It often gathers in large groups in some important waters during the non-breeding se···

Netta rufinaLC

Netta rufina

Big red head, red-billed pochard,Netta rufina,Red-crested Pochard

Waterfowl7years

Red-billed Pochards are slow-witted and not very afraid of people. They are not good at calling, and often move in pairs or small ···

Aythya valisineriaLC

Aythya valisineria

American Rock Goose,Aythya valisineria,Canvasback

Waterfowl22years

Sailback ducks are migratory birds. They migrate regularly between their breeding grounds and wintering grounds in spring and autu···

Aythya ferinaLC

Aythya ferina

Red-headed duck, sandpiper, sandpiper,Aythya ferina,Common Pochard,Pochard,Northern Pochard

Waterfowl10years

Commonly seen in open waters with reeds and good cover, they live in open lakes and reservoirs during the winter. They often form ···

Aythya baeriLC

Aythya baeri

White-eyed duck, Oriental white-eye duck, Mallard duck,Aythya baeri,Baer's Pochard

Waterfowl6-8years

The blue-headed duck is a migratory bird. It migrates from the wintering grounds in the south to the north for breeding in mid-Mar···

Aythya fuligulaLC

Aythya fuligula

Marsh duck, crested duck, black-headed duck,Aythya fuligula,Tufted Duck

Waterfowl15years

The Crested Pochard is a migratory bird. Every year in late March and early April, it migrates from its wintering grounds in the s···

Aythya marilaLC

Aythya marila

Bell duck, Oriental clam duck,Aythya marila,Greater Scaup,Scaup

Waterfowl6-8years

The Spotted Duck is a migratory bird. It begins to migrate to China for wintering in early October every autumn and leaves in earl···

Polysticta stelleriLC

Polysticta stelleri

Eider duck,Polysticta stelleri,Przevalski's Partridge

Waterfowl6-8years

Little eider ducks like to live in groups. Except for the period of nesting and laying eggs, they live in groups almost all year r···

Melanitta fuscaLC

Melanitta fusca

Strange-billed duck, Scoter,Melanitta fusca,White-winged Scoter,Velvet Scoter

Waterfowl13years

The Spotted-faced Muscovy is a medium-sized, dark, short, flat sea duck. It belongs to the diving duck family. It can dive underwa···

Melanitta nigraLC

Melanitta nigra

American black duck,Melanitta nigra,Black Scoter,Common Scoter

Waterfowl16years

The Black Sea Muscovy Duck likes to gather in groups, and almost always moves in groups throughout the year. Sometimes males and f···

Clangula hyemalisLC

Clangula hyemalis

Sharp-tailed duck, long-tailed duck, long-tailed duck, gun-towed duck, Chinese duck,Clangula hyemalis,American Wigeon

Waterfowl6-8years

Long-tailed ducks begin to migrate to their breeding grounds in early March. A small number of them are still seen in Dalian Bay, ···

Bucephala clangulaLC

Bucephala clangula

Golden-eyed duck, Magpie duck, White-faced duck,Bucephala clangula,Common Goldeneye

Waterfowl6-14years

The magpie duck is a common wild duck in the eastern coastal areas and inland lakes and swamps of China. It is abundant in number.···

Lophura nycthemeraLC

Lophura nycthemera

Silver pheasant, silver pheasant, Vietnamese bird, Vietnamese bird, white pheasant,Lophura nycthemera,silver pheasant

LandfowlAbout 12 years

Silver pheasant, also known as silver pheasant, has 17 subspecies and is a large chicken of the genus Pheasant of the family Phasi···

Lophura leucomelanosLC

Lophura leucomelanos

Pheasant, black chicken,Lophura leucomelanos,Kalij Pheasant

LandfowlNo verification information

The black pheasant is called Kalij Pheasant in foreign language, and it is divided into 9 subspecies. There are 2 subspecies in Ch···

Gallus gallusLC

Gallus gallus

Gallus gallus,Red Junglefowl,Camellia Chicken

Landfowl8-13years

Red Junglefowl, also known as "junglefowl", has 5 subspecies and is a tropical forest bird.Except during the breeding se···

Lophophorus lhuysiiLC

Lophophorus lhuysii

Fritillaria chicken, hawk chicken, charcoal chicken, lamb chicken,Lophophorus lhuysii,Chinese Monal,Chinese Impeyan

LandfowlNo verification information

The Chinese Monal is a diurnal animal, often moving in pairs or small groups, and sometimes in larger groups of 8-9 to more than 1···

Lophophorus sclateriLC

Lophophorus sclateri

Alpine Snow Goose,Lophophorus sclateri,Sclater's Monal,Crestless Monal

LandfowlNo verification information

The white-tailed pheasant is called Sclater's Monal in English. It has three subspecies and is a large chicken.White-tailed ph···

Lophophorus impejanusLC

Lophophorus impejanus

Nine-color bird,Lophophorus impejanus

Landfowl7-20years

The foreign name of the brown-tailed rainbow pheasant is Himalayan Monal, and there is no subspecies.The brown-tailed rainbow phea···

Pucrasia macrolophaLC

Pucrasia macrolopha

Willow leaf chicken, tricky chicken,Pucrasia macrolopha,Koklass Pheasant

LandfowlAbout 20 years

The Koklass Pheasant has 10 subspecies.Male and female spoonbills move alone or in pairs. They are alert and rarely form groups. T···

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