Dendrocopos leucopterus
Dendrocopos leucopterus，White-winged Woodpecker
Features：It looks very similar to the Great Spotted Woodpecker, but has white wings.
White-winged Woodpecker is a small bird with no subspecies.White-winged Woodpecker is a resident bird, often acting alone, and in pairs during the breeding season. It mainly feeds on various insects such as longhorn beetle adults and larvae, coleoptera insects, click beetles, ants, bark beetles, jew...
Alcedo hercules
Alcedo hercules，Blyth's Kingfisher
Features：The Great Spotted Kingfisher is very similar to the Common Kingfisher, but is larger in size.
Blyth's Kingfisher is a resident bird. It is timid and often acts alone. It often lives on low branches of trees on the shore or branches extending out of the water. They often fly over the water to look for food. Usually they live alone on branches or rocks near the water, waiting for opportuni...
Alcedo meninting
Fish tiger, water dog, fish dog，Alcedo meninting，Blue-eared Kingfisher
Features：The ear feathers are purple-blue; the throat is light brown; there is a yellow-white spot on each side of the neck
Blue-eared Kingfisher is a small bird with 6 subspecies. There is only the Yunnan subspecies in China, which is distributed in Mengla, Yunnan. There are few records of its ecological biology in China. In 1960, the famous scientist Professor Zheng Zuoxin and others caught one by a river in Mengla.The...
Halcyon smyrnensis
White-breasted fish dog，Halcyon smyrnensis， White-throated kingfisher
Features：Chin, throat, chest and center of chest white
White-throated Kingfisher is a medium-sized bird with 4 subspecies.White-throated Kingfisher often moves alone, often standing on dead branches of trees or stones by the water, and sometimes standing on power lines, often looking at the water for a long time, waiting for prey. It flies in a straight...
Pelargopsis capensis
Fish-catching man, stork-billed kingfisher，Pelargopsis capensis，Stork-billed Kingfisher
Features：It is large in size, with a huge, flattened beak, like a stork's beak, red in color, and with nasal grooves on both sides of the beak.
Stork-billed Kingfisher is a medium-sized bird with 13 subspecies.The similar species of Stork-billed Kingfisher, the Blue Kingfisher, is smaller in size and bill, with a black head; the chin, throat, upper chest and collar are white, and the wing coverts are black. When flying, there are white wing...
Merops leschenaulti
Black-breasted Bee-eater，Merops leschenaulti，Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Features：The feathers are mainly green and brown, with bright chestnut on the head, nape and upper back.
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, also known as Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, has 3 subspecies.The chestnut-headed bee-eater migrates to southeastern China in summer, living in hills or woodlands. It mostly flies and hunts in the air, accompanied by a trilling call, and sometimes stands on the top branches of...
Merops viridis
Red-headed hummingbird，Merops viridis，Blue-throated bee-eater
Features：The top of the head and upper back are chestnut red or chocolate, the chin and throat are blue, and the rest of the lower body and wings are green
Blue-throated bee-eater, also known as Blue-throated bee-eater, has 2 subspecies.Blue-throated bee-eaters often move alone or in small groups, often flying in the sky to find food, and often resting on trees or wires.The migration time of the blue-throated bee-eater is from April to May in spring an...
Merops ornatus
Rainbow Bee-eater，Merops ornatus，Rainbow Bee-eater
Features：The throat is reddish brown with a black triangular stripe under the throat
Rainbow Bee-eater, also known as Rainbow Bee-eater, is a medium-sized green bee-eater with no subspecies.Rainbow Bee-eater mainly preys on bees and wasps. Other prey include butterflies, moths, damselflies, dragonflies, beetles and most flying insects. They mostly forage in flight, quickly swooping...
Merops philippinus
Red-throated Bee-eater，Merops philippinus，Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Features：The throat is chestnut red, the eye stripes are black, the wings and back are green, and the tail is blue
Blue-tailed Bee-eater, no subspecies.Blue-tailed Bee-eater is a resident bird in southwestern Yunnan and Hainan Island, China, and a summer migratory bird in other areas. It migrates in April-May and leaves in September-October.Chestnut-throated bee-eaters usually move in groups of several to dozens...
Merops persicus
Merops persicus，Blue-cheeked Bee-eater，Guêpier de Perse，القارية زرقاء الخدين
Features：The flying posture is graceful, like a swallow
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, also known as Blue-cheeked Bee-eater, has two subspecies.At dusk or after the rain, large groups of blue-cheeked bee-eaters will fly in the air to chase flying insects, especially when there are breeding termites flying around. The sound of the upper and lower jaws beating ca...
Merops orientalis
Merops orientalis，Green Bee-eater
Features：The throat is green, the forehead, top of the head and upper back are rusty red, and the rest of the upper body is bright green
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 resident bird that moves in small groups. It is often seen perching on flying insects and suddenly rushing into the air to bite them. After catching the flying insects, it w...
Nyctyornis athertoni
Blue-bearded night bee-eater，Nyctyornis athertoni，Blue-bearded Bee-eater
Features：When perched, it constantly raises its tail like an angler
Blue-bearded Bee-eater is a green forest-dwelling bee-eater with two subspecies.Blue-bearded Bee-eaters live in pairs and seem to be inactive for most of the day. They live high up in the trees, in the shade of leaves, or in the sun near the canopy. They stand next to the inflorescences and will pec...
Nyctyornis amictus
Red-bearded Bee-eater, Red-bearded Night Bee-eater, Red-bearded Night Bee-eater，Nyctyornis amictus，Red-bearded Bee-eater
Features：The feathers at the base of the throat are long and loose, forming a vibrisket
Red-bearded Bee-eater, no subspecies.Although Red-bearded Bee-eater belongs to the genus Nyctyornis, their diet is very similar to that of the bee-eaters of the genus Merops. However, their hunting behavior is completely different. Red-bearded Bee-eaters hunt alone or in pairs. They stand on lookout...
Aceros undulatus
Aceros undulatus，Rhyticeros undulatus，wreathed hornbill，Bar-pouched wreathed hornbill
Features：The call is monotonous, hoarse, and like a dog barking
The wreathed hornbill is called wreathed hornbill in foreign language, and has 2 subspecies.The wreathed hornbill often moves in small groups of 3 to 5. The call is monotonous, hoarse, and like a dog barking, and sometimes it can also make a low two-syllable sound. It appears to be rather clumsy whe...
Aceros nipalensis
Rufous-necked Hornbill，Aceros nipalensis，rufous-necked hornbill
Features：The mouth is huge and curved downwards, without a helmet
Rufous-necked hornbill is a large bird with no subspecies.Rufous-necked hornbill nests in tree holes. They often move in pairs or small groups of more than 10. They mainly feed on fleshy wild fruits such as banyan fruit.The brown-necked hornbill is a resident bird. Both males and females make a soft...
Buceros bicornis
Rodentia, Sciuridae, Flying Squirrel，Buceros bicornis，Great Hornbill
Features：The beak and casque are both large, black at the base, orange-red at the tip of the beak and the top of the casque, orange-yellow at the sides of the beak, and milky white at the lower beak.
Great Hornbill has two subspecies.Great Hornbill often moves alone during the breeding season, and likes to move in groups on tall banyan trees during the non-breeding season. When the fruits are ripe, most hornbills feed in one place until all the food is eaten. They often fly in groups, one after...
Anthracoceros coronatus
Anthracoceros coronatus,Malabar pied hornbill,Crowned Hornbill, Airplane Bird
Features：The mouth has a large helmet process, which is waxy yellow or ivory white in color. There is a significant black spot in front of the helmet process.
The Malabar pied hornbill is called Malabar pied hornbill in English, and has 2 subspecies.The Malabar pied hornbill is a resident bird. It often moves in groups except during the breeding season. It often lives and moves in trees, and sometimes forages on the ground. The call is "Gak, Gak, Gak...
Harpactes oreskios
Harpactes oreskios，Orange-breasted Trogon
Features：Poor flying ability, fast but not far
Orange-breasted Trogon, also known as Orange-breasted Trogon, has 5 subspecies.Orange-breasted Trogons often move alone or in pairs; they are arboreal, either climbing on the top branches of small trees to eat wild fruits, or standing quietly on tree branches waiting for an opportunity to pounce on...
Phodilus badius
Phodilus badius,Oriental Bay-owl
Features：A medium-sized rufous 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 owl. There are four subspecies.Chestnut owls often move alone or in pairs, and sometimes in small groups of 2-3. It is a nocturnal bird, roosting during the day on tree t...
Tyto longimembris
Tyto longimembris,Eastern Grass-owl, Monkey-faced owl, Monkey eagle, White-breasted grass owl
Features：The face is heart-shaped, similar to a barn owl, but the face and chest are very dark yellow, and the upper body is dark brown.
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 the mountain and feeds on rodents, frogs, snakes, bird eggs, etc. Its call is loud and piercing. During the day, the grass owl hides in the woods to recharge its batterie...
Tyto alba
Tyto alba,Barn Owl,Monkey-faced eagle, Monkey-headed eagle
Features：A famous mouse catcher
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 day, and only comes out at dusk and night. Sometimes it appears in broken houses, cemeteries or other ruins. It flies fast and powerfully without making any sound, and app...