The Gouldian Swiftlet belongs to the Swiftidae family. The population is rare. The nominate subspecies breeds in Kalimantan Island, Indonesia, Sulawesi Island, Malaysian Borneo, Hoi An, Vietnam, and Dazhou Island in the southeast of Hainan Island. There are more than 200 nests in three caves at most...
The short-billed swiftlet is a small bird that often flies in groups over its habitat to hunt during the day. When flying, it often makes a "di-di-di-di" sound, singing while flying. The sound is monotonous and rapid, and it seems to be more chaotic. It mainly feeds on various moths and fl...
The largest bird on earth is the African ostrich, which is also a flightless bird. In biological classification, it is the only species of the family Struthionidae. The African ostrich is about 183-300 cm long, 240-280 cm tall, and weighs 130-150 kg. The female bird is slightly smaller. The snake-li...
The fastest animal on earth that can fly long distances is the Spine-tailed Swift. The Spine-tailed Swift is the champion of long-distance flight, with a normal flying speed of 170 kilometers per hour; the fastest speed can reach 352.5 kilometers per hour, or 100 meters per second. The Spine-tailed...
Egrets are a general term for medium-sized wading birds of the genus Egretta. There are 13 species of birds in the genus Egretta, including the great egret, the middle egret, the little egret and the yellow-billed egret, all of which have all-white feathers and are commonly called "egrets"...
The Crested Grebe is a summer bird that lives from the northeast to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and winters in most areas south of the Yangtze River. During the breeding season, it has complex courtship behaviors, with male and female individuals performing a ritualized "dance" on the water...
The small grebe (pì) is a species of the genus Small grebe of the family Gruidae. Because of its short and round body shape, it floats on the water like a gourd, so it is also called water hyacinth. It breeds and hibernates in slow-flowing lakes, ponds, swamps and rivers, often moving alone or in p...
The scientific name of the white peacock is Pavo cristatus. It generally refers to a variant of the wild blue peacock bred under artificial breeding. It is rare and is an extremely precious ornamental bird. However, after artificial domestication, it has reached a state of self-sustaining population...
Victoria Crowned Pigeon (scientific name: Goura victoria) is also known as Victoria Crowned-pigeon in English. Male and female are the same color. It has the most gorgeous and beautiful crest among birds. It is also the most colorful and beautiful pigeon. It is the largest member of the domestic pig...
Spoon-billed Sandpiper breeds in the tundra, and is more common in coastal wetlands during migration and wintering. If the first clutch of eggs is lost in the early breeding period, a second clutch of eggs will be laid, so conservationists are allowed to collect the first clutch of eggs for artifici...
Tibetan Bunting is a small songbird with no subspecies.Tibetan Bunting usually moves alone or in pairs, and forms small groups in winter. It hides when seeing people approaching. Although it flies at a very low altitude, it is not easy to observe. They move quickly in the bushes, often jumping from...
Yellow-breasted Bunting is a small songbird with two subspecies.Yellow-breasted Buntings often move alone or in pairs during the breeding season, but prefer to gather in groups during the non-breeding season, especially during migration and winter, when they gather in large groups of hundreds to tho...
The foreign name of the Chestnut-bellied Bunting is Jankowski's Bunting, a small songbird with no subspecies.Most chestnut-bellied buntings wander around in winter, reaching as far as Harbin in China in the north and occasionally as far as Shenyang and Beidaihe in the south. Only a few stay in t...
Slaty Bunting is a small songbird, endemic to China, with no subspecies.Slaty Bunting usually moves alone, but sometimes forms small groups of 3-5, moving and foraging on the ground, on power lines, or on rocks and young trees on the side of the mountain. It is bold and not afraid of people. It live...
Common Crossbill, also known as Common Crossbill, is a small swallow with 19 subspecies.Common Crossbill wanders in winter and some birds migrate in groups. It is sexually active and likes to gather in groups. Except for the breeding period, it moves alone or in pairs. In other seasons, it gathers i...
Pallas's Rosefinch, also known as Pallas's Rosefinch, has two subspecies.Except for the breeding season, the Northern Redbirds usually live in groups in other seasons, but the groups are not large, with small groups of 5-8 or more than 10 birds. Sometimes they are seen in mixed groups and fo...
Tibetan Rosefinch is a high mountain and plateau desert bird with no subspecies.Tibetan Rosefinch is a resident bird. It moves alone or in pairs, and in autumn, it also moves and forages on the ground in family groups or small groups. It is good at running on the ground and rarely sings. It mainly f...
Brown-headed Rosefinch, also known as Sillem's Rosefinch in English, is a small bird with no subspecies.Similar species of Brown-headed Rosefinch, Alpine Sparrow, has a smoky gray forehead and head, and a rose-red waist. The lower body is light gray without cinnamon yellow. The difference betwee...
The Helan Mountain Rock Pipit, also known as the Mongolian Accentor, is a small bird of the family Pyroptidae and the genus Pyroptera, with no subspecies.It is said that in 1893, a Russian biologist rode a camel from Ulaanbaatar to investigate southwestwards. When he arrived in the Alxa region, he d...
The foreign name of the large niltava is Large Niltava, and there are 4 subspecies.The large niltava often moves alone or in pairs, is bold, and is not very afraid of people. It is mostly in the undergrowth and small trees under the forest, and also frequently moves and forages on the ground. The ca...