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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.

Glaucidium brodiei

Glaucidium brodiei

Glaucidium brodiei,Collared Owlet,Little Owl

Raptor LC

Collared Owlet, also known as Collared Owlet, has 4 subspecies.Collared Owle···

Glaucidium passerinum

Glaucidium passerinum

Glaucidium passerinum, Eurasian Pygmy Owl

Raptor LC

The Eurasian Pygmy Owl is a small bird with two subspecies.The Eurasian Pygm···

Surnia ulula

Surnia ulula

Surnia ulula,Northernhawkowl,Dogchin-Ugel, Eagle Owl, Owl

Raptor LC

The Northern hawk owl is a medium-sized bird with three subspecies.The North···

Strix nebulosa

Strix nebulosa

Strix nebulosa,Great Grey Owl

Raptor LC

Great Grey Owl is a large owl with two subspecies.Except during the breeding···

Strix davidi

Strix davidi

Strix davidi,Sichuan wood owl,Hum, cat-bird, owl

Raptor LC

Sichuan wood owl, also known as Sichuan wood owl in English, is a large gray···

Strix uralensis

Strix uralensis

Strix uralensis,Brown Wood-owl

Raptor LC

Brown Wood-owl, also known as Brown Wood-owl, is a medium-to-large nocturnal···

Strix aluco

Strix aluco

Strix aluco,Tawny Owl

Raptor LC

Tawny Owl, also known as Tawny Owl, is a medium-sized owl with 11 subspecies···

Strix leptogrammica

Strix leptogrammica

Strix leptogrammica,Brown Wood-owl,Brown Wood Owl

Raptor LC

Brown Wood-owl, also known as Brown Wood-owl in English, is a medium-sized b···

ketupa flavipes

ketupa flavipes

ketupa flavipes,Tawny Fish-owl

Raptor LC

Yellow-legged Fish Owl, also known as Tawny Fish-owl, is a large owl with no···

Ketupa zeylonensis

Ketupa zeylonensis

Ketupa zeylonensis,Brown Fish-Owl

Raptor LC

Brown Fish-Owl is a large owl with 4 subspecies.Brown Fish-Owl often moves a···

Bubo blakistoni

Bubo blakistoni

Bubo blakistoni,Blakiston's Eagle-owl

Raptor LC

Blakiston's Eagle-owl is a large owl with two subspecies.The Hairy-legge···

Bubo nipalensis

Bubo nipalensis

Bubo nipalensis,Spot-bellied Eagle-owl

Raptor LC

Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, also known as Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, is a large owl···

Bubo bubo

Bubo bubo

Eurasian Eagle-owl,Eagle owl, eagle owl, horned owl, eagle owl, fish owl

Raptor LC

The eagle owl is called Eurasian Eagle-owl in foreign language. It is a noct···

Bubo scandiacus

Bubo scandiacus

Bubo scandiacus,Snowy Owl,Snowy Owl, White Owl, White Owl, Snow Eagle

Raptor LC

Snowy Owl, also known as Snowy Owl in English, is a bird of prey with no sub···

Otus elegan

Otus elegan

Otus elegan,Ryukyu Scops-owl,Elegant Scops-Owl,Okinawa Scops Owl, Ryukyu Scops Owl

Raptor LC

The elegant scops-owl, also known as the Ryukyu Scops-owl, is a nocturnal bi···

Otus sunia

Otus sunia

Otus sunia,Oriental Scops-owl,Common horned owl, Eastern owl

Raptor LC

The Oriental Scops-owl is a small bird of prey with 9 subspecies.The Red Sco···

Otus scops

Otus scops

Otus scops,Eurasian Scops-owl,Eurasian scops owl, Common scops owl, Ulabaul-Ulba, night owl, cacophonous bird

Raptor LC

The Western Red Scops Owl, whose foreign name is Eurasian Scops-owl, has 5 s···

Otus brucei

Otus brucei

Otus brucei,Pallid Scops Owl

Raptor LC

Pallid Scops Owl is a small osprey with 4 subspecies.Pallid Scops Owl usuall···

Otus semitorques

Otus semitorques

Otus semitorques,Japanese Scops-owl

Raptor LC

The Japanese Scops-owl is called Japanese Scops-owl in English and has three···

Otus lettia

Otus lettia

Otus lettia,Collared Scops Owl

Raptor LC

Collared Scops Owl, also known as Collared Scops Owl, is a small bird with 5···

Otus spilocephalus

Otus spilocephalus

Otus spilocephalus,Mountain Scops-owl

Raptor LC

The Yellow-billed Scops Owl is a small bird with 8 subspecies.The Yellow-bil···