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Birds are advanced vertebrates that are adapted to life on land and in the air. Birds in China are divided into six categories: waterfowl, wading birds, climbing birds, land birds, raptors, and songbirds. These six categories are collectively referred to as the six major ecological groups of birds. There are many species of birds, spread all over the world, and the ecology is diverse. There are more than 9,020 known bird species in existence, and more than 1,400 species in China.

Babax waddelli

Babax waddelli

Babax waddelli,Giant Babax

Giant Babax, also known as Giant Babax, has two subspecies.Except during the···

Schoeniparus variegaticeps

Schoeniparus variegaticeps

Pseudominla variegaticeps,Gold-fronted Fulvetta,Schoeniparus variegaticeps

Gold-fronted Fulvetta is a species endemic to central and southern China.Gol···

Stachyris nonggangensis

Stachyris nonggangensis

Stachyris nonggangensis,Nonggang Babbler,

Nonggang Babbler, with no subspecies.In 2004, Professor Zhou Fang of the Col···

Zosterops erythropleurus

Zosterops erythropleurus

Zosterops erythropleurus,Chestnut-flanked White-eye,White eyes, pink eyes, brown eyes, red eyes with white eyes, red eyes with pink eyes

Chestnut-flanked White-eye, no subspecies.Chestnut-flanked White-eye often m···

Calamornis heudei

Calamornis heudei

Calamornis heudei,Reed Parrotbill,Paradoxornis heudei David, 1872

The Chinese Parrotbill is a rare bird species in China with 2 subspecies.The···

Neosuthora davidiana

Neosuthora davidiana

Neosuthora davidiana,Short-tailed Parrotbill,Paradoxornis davidianus,Hanging mound parrot

Short-tailed Parrotbill is a small bird of the Warbler family and Parrotbill···

Sinosuthora przewalskii

Sinosuthora przewalskii

Sinosuthora przewalskii,Rusty-throated Parrotbill,Paradoxornis przewalskii

Rusty-throated Parrotbill is a small bird of the family Oriole and the genus···

Sinosuthora zappeyi

Sinosuthora zappeyi

Sinosuthora zappeyi,Grey-hooded Parrotbill,Paradoxornis zappeyi

Grey-hooded Parrotbill is a small bird of the Parrotbill family and Parrotbi···

Sinosuthora conspicillata

Sinosuthora conspicillata

Sinosuthora conspicillata,Spectacled Parrotbill,Paradoxornis conspicillatus

Spectacled Parrotbill, also known as Spectacled Parrotbill in English, is a ···

Cholornis paradoxus

Cholornis paradoxus

Cholornis paradoxus,Three-toed Parrotbill,Paradoxornis paradoxus

Three-toed Parrotbill, also known as Three-toed Parrotbill in English, is a ···

ulvetta striaticollis

ulvetta striaticollis

Mountain Tit Babbler,,ulvetta striaticollis,Chinese Babbler

Mountain Tit Babbler, also known as Mountain Tit Babbler, has long been clas···

Moupinia poecilotis

Moupinia poecilotis

Rufous-tailed Babbler,Moupinia poecilotis,Chrysomma poecilotis,Baoxing owl, brown-tailed owl, stone-painted eyebrows

Baoxing Babbler, also known as Rufous-tailed Babbler in English, is a small ···

Lioparus chrysotis

Lioparus chrysotis

Lioparus chrysotis,Golden-breasted Tit Babbler,Alcippe chrysotis

Golden-breasted Tit Babbler, also known as Golden-breasted Tit Babbler, is a···

Pycnonotus taivanus

Pycnonotus taivanus

Pycnonotus taivanus,Styan's Bulbul,Aconitum

Taiwan Bulbul [bēi] is a medium-sized bulbul with no subspeciesTaiwan Bulbu···

Acrocephalus sorghophilus

Acrocephalus sorghophilus

Speckled Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus sorghophilus

The Speckled Reed Warbler is a medium-sized reed warbler with no subspecies.···

Alauda arvensis

Alauda arvensis

Alauda arvensis, Eurasian Skylark, Sky Lark, Skylark, Alouette des champs,Alauda japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1848,Great pipit, sky pipit, lark, bird of paradise, alan

Skylark is a small songbird with 11 subspecies.Skylarks often migrate in gro···

Melanocorypha mongolica

Melanocorypha mongolica

Melanocorypha mongolica,Mongolian Sky Lark

Mongolian Sky Lark, a small songbird with no subspecies.Mongolian Sky Lark o···

Mirafra javanica

Mirafra javanica

Mirafra javanica,Australasian Lark

The Australasian Lark is a small songbird with 16 subspecies.The song lark o···

Parus davidi

Parus davidi

Parus davidi,Rusty-breasted Tit

Rusty-breasted Tit, a small bird with no subspecies.Except for the breeding ···

Parus superciliosus

Parus superciliosus

Parus superciliosus

White-browed Tit is a species endemic to China with no subspecies.White-brow···

Podoces biddulphi

Podoces biddulphi

Podoces biddulphi,Xinjiang Ground-jay,Xinjiang ground crow, Biddulph ground crow, sand magpie, desert bird

White-tailed Ground-jay is called Xinjiang Ground-jay in foreign language, a···