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Caprimulgus aegyptius
Mosquitobird，Caprimulgus aegyptius，Egyptian Nightjar
The Egyptian Nightjar is a small bird of the family Viperidae and the genus Viper. It looks very similar to the European Nightjar,···
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Birds are advanced vertebrates that are adapted to life on land and in the air. Birds are classified into six categories: waterfowl, wading birds, climbing birds, land birds, birds of prey, 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.
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Caprimulgus macrurus
Sticking bark, mosquito-bird，Caprimulgus macrurus，Large-tailed Nightjar
The long-tailed nighthawk lives in evergreen broad-leaved forests, shrubs, scrub belts, mangroves, savannas and wetlands. During t···
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Caprimulgus affinis
Nighthawk, bark-sticking, mosquito-bird，Savannah Nightjar，Allied Nightjar
The nighthawk is a small bird of the family Noctilucentidae. Its upper body is mostly gray-brown, and its two pairs of outer tail ···
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Oxyura leucocephala
Oxyura leucocephala，White-headed Duck
The white-headed hardtail duck is a very typical gregarious water duck. It breeds in Tianshan Mountain in Xinjiang and is occasion···
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Aythya affinis
Aythya affinis，Lesser Scaup
The Lesser Pochard is a migratory bird that forms a flock of 25-50 birds when migrating. Most of the wintering migration flight ro···
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Histrionicus histrionicus
Morning Duck，Histrionicus histrionicus，Harlequin Duck，Harlequin
The ugly duck lives and inhabits streams, deep recesses between rocks and bushes, and tree holes. In spring, it migrates to the no···
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Mergus squamatus
Scaly-sided Merganser，Mergus squamatus，Chinese Merganser，Scaly-sided Merganser
The Chinese merganser is a winter guest in Suzhou, China. In late autumn, it migrates from the north to the reed ponds in the Taih···
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Anthropoides virgo
Anthropoides virgo,Demoiselle Crane,Lady Crane
The Demoiselle Crane is the smallest crane. It is blue-gray in color, with black eyes, sides of the head, throat and front neck. T···
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Grus japonensis
Grus japonensis,Red-crowned Crane, Japanese Crane, Manchurian Crane,Crane, Red-crowned Crane, White Crane, Mantilla
The red-crowned crane is a large wading bird with a bright red head and distinct black and white bodies. It has very distinct feat···
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Grus grus
Grus grus,Common Crane,Thousand-year-old crane, black crane, sweet potato crane
Grey cranes are large wading birds with obvious identification characteristics in the wild. They have very long necks and legs, an···
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Grus monacha
Grus monacha,Hooded Crane,Pot Crane, Black Crane, Nun Crane
The white-headed crane is a large wading bird with a long neck, beak, and legs. It is gentle, alert, and timid. It has a white gra···
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Grus nigricollis
Grus nigricollis,Black-necked Crane, Tibetan Crane, Grulla Cuellinegra,,Tibetan crane, wild goose, black goose, dry goose
Black-necked cranes are large flying wading birds. Except for the breeding season, they often move in pairs, individuals or family···
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Porphyrio indicus
Porphyrio indicus,Black-backed Swamphen,Rodhoue Purple Swamphen, Reunion White Dodo
Purple moorhen is a bird of the family Raccoon of the order Gruiformes. It is purple in color and lives by the water all year roun···
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Short-tailed Parrot
Vernal hanging parrot, Indian parrot
The short-tailed parrot is a typical climbing bird, with a small body and a tail shorter than the wings; a thin beak, short, stron···
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Blue-rumped Short-tailed Parrot
Blue-rumped Parrot, Mexican Parrot, Blue-rumped Parrot
The Blue-rumped Short-tailed Parrot is a small parrot, also known as the Mexican Parrot, with mainly green feathers and blue wings···
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Palaeornis eupatria
Palaeornis eupatria,Alexandrine Parakeet,Psittacula eupatria (Linnaeus, 1766),Psittacus Eupatria Linneaus, 1766,Alexan Parrot
Alexandrine parrots look a bit like ring-necked parrots, but are much larger in size and have obvious red spots on their wings. Th···
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Amazona auropalliata
Amazona auropalliata,Amazona auropalliata,Yellow-necked Amazon Parrot, Yellow-necked Amazon Parrot
The yellow-necked Amazon parrot is a typical climbing bird, with two toes facing forward and two toes facing backward, suitable fo···
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Amazona ochrocephala
Amazona ochrocephala,Yellow-crowned Amazon,Single hat, small yellow hat, yellow crowned parrot
Parrots come in many different types, with different shapes and colorful feathers. Their bright feathers and huge hook-like beaks ···
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Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Small Budan, Large Sunflower Cockatoo, Large Sunflower Cockatoo, Sunflower Budan
Like many cockatoos, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo requires a lot of time as a pet. Its feathers are non-iridescent, mainly white, ···
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Melopsittacus undulatus
Melopsittacus undulatus,Budgerigar、Budgie,Jiao Feng, Cai Feng, Asu Er, Parrot
Budgies are the most common pet birds in the world. They come in many varieties, are playful and cute, and are widely loved by the···
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Eclectus roratus
Eclectus roratus,Eclectus Parrot,Red-flanked Green Parrot
The name of the Eclectic Parrot "Eclectic" comes from the word "Eclectic", which means eclectic, and the male ···
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Psittacus erithacus
Psittacus erithacus,Grey Parrot,Grey Parrot, Grey Parrot
African Gray ParrotIt is a large parrot, a typical climbing bird, with a pair of toes. The African Grey Parrot has a slender foot ···
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Acridotheres cristatellus
Acridotheres cristatellus,Crested Myna,Black starling, thrush, cold starling, crested starling, liaogezi
Starlings are common in southern my country. They are not only important agricultural and forestry birds, but also popular caged b···
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Gracula religiosa
Gracula religiosa,Common Hill Myna,, Qinjile, Jiugong bird, Hainan myna, Hainan starling, Indian grek
The characteristic of the myna is the orange-yellow wattles and hems on the sides of the head, which are similar for males and fem···
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