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Animals by Scientific Class Names

The scientific names of animals are named and classified using the binomial nomenclature system of biology. This system is based on a series of hierarchical structures, from the broadest to the most specific, including kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The following is the general structure of the scientific names of animals:

ClassnameExample
KingdomAnimaliaHomo sapiens、Canis lupus familiaris
PhylumChordataBalaenoptera musculus、Aves
ClassMammaliaPanthera tigris、whale
OrderPrimatesGorilla gorilla、Macaca mulatta
FamilyHominidaeHomo sapiens、Gorilla
GenusHomoHomo sapiens、Homo neanderthalensis
SpeciesHomo sapiensModern humans only


This classification method helps biologists clearly understand and study the relationship between species, and promotes various biological studies.

Halcyon pileata

Halcyon pileata

Halcyon pileata,Black-capped Kingfisher

Features:The head is characterized by black, the wings are covered with black feathers, and the rest of the upper body is bright and luxurious blue-purple

Halcyon pileata, Black-capped Kingfisher, no subspecies。The blue jade is often alone, generally resting on the stumps and rocks of the river, and sometimes on the low branches of small trees near the river. Often for a long time motionless staring at the water, as soon as the fish and shrimp in the...

Halcyon badia

Halcyon badia

Halcyon badia,Chocolate-backed kingfisher

Features:

Halcyon badia, Chocolate-backed kingfisher, has three subspecies。Chestnut back jadeite is generally alone or couples to hunt together. Like most forest kingfishers, they are completely carnivorous. Often searching for prey in leaves or dirt. The main diet is invertebrates such as crickets, spiders,...

Halcyon cyanoventris

Halcyon cyanoventris

Halcyon cyanoventris,ava Kingfisher

Features:

Jadeite Halcyon cyanoventris, ava Kingfisher, no subspecies.Javanese jade is not very social. They live alone or as a couple in a tree on the plain. It usually lives in dense forests and riverbanks near water, and usually hunts alone or in pairs. Like most forest kingfishers, they are completely car...

Halcyon coromanda

Halcyon coromanda

Halcyon coromanda,Ruddy Kingfisher

Features:

Halcyon coromanda, Ruddy Kingfisher, has 10 subspecies.The red jade is solitary or bisexual, lonely, generally resting on the stumps and rocks of the river, and sometimes on the low branches of small trees near the river. Often for a long time motionless staring at the water, as soon as the fish and...

Pelargopsis amauropterus

Pelargopsis amauropterus

Pelargopsis amauropterus,Brown-winged Kingfisher

Features:

Pelargopsis amauropterus, Brown-winged Kingfisher, has no subspecies.Brownwing jadeites live almost exclusively along the coastal line, where they are found in mangroves, mudflats, estuaries and saltwater bays. Sometimes it penetrates several kilometers inland along rivers. They catch crabs in the l...

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha

Pelargopsis melanorhyncha,Black-billed Kingfisher,Great-billed Kingfisher

Features:

The scientific name Pelargopsis melanorhyncha, the foreign name Black-billed Kingfisher, Great-billed Kingfisher, has three subspecies.The big mouth jade is generally alone or couples to hunt together. Most of the food comes from the aquatic environment, either on land or in fresh water from inside....

Caridonax fulgidus

Caridonax fulgidus

Caridonax fulgidus,Glittering kingfisher

Features:

Glittering kingfisher The Glittering Kingfisher emerald has two subspecies and its scientific name is Caridonax fulgidus.White waist jade is generally alone or lovers to hunt together. Like most forest kingfishers, they are completely carnivorous. Often searching for prey in leaves or dirt. The main...

Dacelo gaudichaud

Dacelo gaudichaud

Dacelo gaudichaud,Rufous-bellied Giant Kingfisher,Rufous-bellied kookaburra

Features:It can produce seven different sounds, similar to the rhythm of music

The Rufous-bellied Giant Kingfisher and Rufous-bellied kookaburra have no subspecies.The brown-belted Kookaburra feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates. Generally live in a family unit. Perched among the trees, chasing forest lizards and large insects. In order to feed, they sometimes desce...

Dacelo tyro

Dacelo tyro

Dacelo tyro,Spangled kookaburra,Aru Giant Kingfisher

Features:Completely carnivorous, young birds feed primarily on insects, including beetles, ants, and insects (the latter may reach up to 12 cm).
Social habits are not known: the blue-winged Kookaburra, for example, uses a single or small group of five birds. The cape Kookaburra, like most other game kingfishers, hunts at a height of 1 to 4 meters. It hardly moves, sometimes only moving the head and tail. When it spots prey, it swoops down. Experts believe that this kingfisher has the same complex social behavior as the Australian Kookaburra, and also has nesting "helpers" (in avian society, individuals other than the parent bird help build the nest, known as "helpers"). In addition, it is often mixed with the call of the blue-winged Kookaburra, the call is very similar, making a series of "kourk" guttural sounds.

The scientific name Dacelo tyro, the foreign name Spangled kookaburra, Aru Giant Kingfisher, there are two subspecies, depending on the geographical differences. The cape Kookaburra, which lives in the Aru Islands, is generally dark in color. A caped Kookaburra of New Guinea having a blue upper body...

Dacelo leachii

Dacelo leachii

Dacelo leachii,Blue-winged kookaburra

Features:The head is out of proportion to the rest of the body, the neck thick, powerful mouth dagger-shaped

The Blue-winged kookaburra has four subspecies, Dacelo leachii and blue-winged Kookaburra。The calls of the blue-winged kookaburra resemble calls, coughs, murmurs, and laughter. Parents teach young birds to learn to beat defeated prey to death on a rock or tree branch. They also spend a lot of time...

Dacelo novaeguineae

Dacelo novaeguineae

Dacelo novaeguineae,Laughing Kookaburra,Laughing Jackass

Features:It is considered one of Australia's iconic birds and was used as a mascot at the Sydney Olympic Games.

Laughing Kookaburra, Laughing Jackass and Dacelo novaeguineae have two subspecies.Kookaburra live in groups of one to five families, consisting of several parents and two generations of their children. Kookaburra territorial concept is very strong, if there is a foreign invasion they will attack inv...

Clytoceyx rex

Clytoceyx rex

Clytoceyx rex,Shovel-billed Kingfisher,Shovelbilled kingfisher

Features:It is the only representative species of the Kingfisher family in New Guinea

The Shovel-billed Kingfisher has two subspecies, Clytoceyx rex and shovel-billed kingfisher。Shovel-billed kingfishers are resident birds. They often live alone, usually resting on stumps and rocks near the river, and sometimes on the low branches of small trees near the river. Often for a long time...

Cittura cyanotis

Cittura cyanotis

Cittura cyanotis,Sulawesi Blue-eared Kingfisher,Celebes flatbilled kingfishe

Features:Good at fishing

The species is known as Cittura cyanotis, Sulawesi Blue-eared Kingfisher, Celebes flatbilled kingfishe, and has three subspecies.The Sura blue-eared kingfisher itself is very timid and rarely seen, stealthily hiding in the middle of adjacent branches and trunks and at the base of vegetation, crouchi...

Tanysiptera danae

Tanysiptera danae

Tanysiptera danae,Brown-backed Paradise Kingfisher

Features:

Tanysiptera danae, Brown-backed Paradise Kingfisher, is a very beautiful kingfisher.A completely carnivorous kingfisher, its hunting techniques are roughly the same as those of other species of hunting kingfishers, but it also has its own characteristics. Often hidden in the shade of the tree near t...

Tanysiptera nympha

Tanysiptera nympha

Tanysiptera nympha,Red-breasted paradise kingfisher

Features:

Tanysiptera nympha, Red-breasted paradise kingfisher, is a brightly colored bird.The emerald is a completely carnivorous kingfisher, and its hunting techniques are roughly the same as those of other species of hunting kingfishers, but it also has its own characteristics. Often hidden in the shade of...

Tanysiptera nigriceps

Tanysiptera nigriceps

Tanysiptera nigriceps,Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher

Features:

Tanysiptera nigriceps, the foreign name Black-capped Paradise Kingfisher, the specific habit is unknown.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...

Tanysiptera sylvia

Tanysiptera sylvia

Tanysiptera sylvia,Buff-breasted paradise kingfisher

Features:It is the only bird in the kingfisher family with a long, ribbon-like tail

Tanysiptera sylvia, Buff-breasted paradise kingfisher, has 4 subspecies.A completely carnivorous kingfisher, its hunting techniques are roughly the same as those of other species of hunting kingfishers, but it also has its own characteristics. Often hidden in the shade of the tree near the water to...

Tanysiptera hydrocharis

Tanysiptera hydrocharis

Tanysiptera hydrocharis,Little paradise kingfisher

Features:

The scientific name Tanysiptera hydrocharis, the foreign name Little paradise kingfisher, is a species of emerald in the family Kingfisher.The Arusan emerald is a completely carnivorous kingfisher, and its hunting techniques are much the same as those of other species of hunting kingfishers, but it...

Tanysiptera carolinae

Tanysiptera carolinae

Tanysiptera carolinae,Numfor Paradise Kingfisher

Features:The head, body, and wings are purple-blue, but the color is not consistent

Blue fairy jade scientific name Tanysiptera carolinae, foreign name Numfor Paradise Kingfisher, no subspecies.Blue jade like to wash feathers in the pond, is a completely carnivorous kingfisher, its hunting technology and other kinds of hunting kingfisher is roughly the same, lonely, usually alone i...

Tanysiptera riedelii

Tanysiptera riedelii

Tanysiptera riedelii,Biak paradise kingfisher,Riedel’s Racquet-tail,Biak Paradise-kingfisher

Features:

Biak emerald Tanysiptera riedelii, Biak Paradise kingfisher, Riedel's Racquet-tail, Biak Paradise-Kingfisher, is one of the genus of emerald.The Biak Island emerald is a completely carnivorous kingfisher, and its hunting techniques are much the same as those of other species of hunting kingfishe...

Tanysiptera ellioti

Tanysiptera ellioti

Tanysiptera ellioti,Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher

Features:It has a navy blue crest and a pair of very long tail feathers.

Black-winged emerald Tanysiptera ellioti, foreign name Kofiau Paradise-kingfisher, is one of the genus of emerald.A completely carnivorous kingfisher, its hunting techniques are much the same as those of other species of hunting kingfishers, but it also has its own characteristics. Often hidden in t...