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Falco rusticolus
Gyrfalcon, White Falcon
The gyrfalcon is a species of falcon. It has a strong beak and feet with sharp hooks, which are adapted to catching and tearing pr···
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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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Falco amurensis
Red-footed falcon, Amur falcon, blue eagle, blue swallow, black kite, red-legged kite, grasshopper hawk
Red-footed falcons often inhabit open habitats and like to stand on electric wires. They also form large groups of dozens of indiv···
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Pavo muticus
Green peacock, Java peacock, Vietnamese bird, dragon bird, green peafowl
The green peacock is a large chicken. The male has emerald blue-green feathers, a cluster of upright crest feathers on the head, a···
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Phasianus colchicus
Ring-necked Pheasant，Common Pheasant，Pheasant
Pheasants are a kind of walking bird in the Phasianidae family of the class Aves, with a total of 30 subspecies. They are slightly···
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Falco tinnunculus
Kestrel, Red Hawk, Yellow Hawk, Red Kite
The red kestrel is one of the small birds of prey of the Falconidae family and the genus Falcon. It weighs 173-335 grams and is 30···
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Myzornis pyrrhoura
Fire-tailed Green Babbler
The Fire-tailed Green Thrush is a small bird of the family Ornithogalidae and the genus Green Thrush, with a body length of 11-14 ···
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Garrulax canorus
Hwamei,Thrush,Chinese Thrush
The thrush is a medium-sized bird in the class Aves and family Thrush. Body length is about 23 cm. The upper body is olive in colo···
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Buteo rufinus
Brown-tailed Hawk,Long-legged Buzzard
The Rufous-tailed Hawk is a medium-to-large raptor of the genus Buteo in the family Accipitridae, with a body length of 50-65 cm a···
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Buteo buteo
Buteo buteo buteo,Buteo japonicus
The Eurasian buzzard is a bird of the family Accipitridae and the genus Buteo. It is a medium-sized bird of prey with a body lengt···
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Pernis apivorus
European Honey Buzzard、Western Honey-Buzzard
The Cuckoo-headed Honey Buzzard is a bird of the Accipitridae family and the genus Honey Buzzard. It is a medium-sized bird of pre···
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Nisaetus nipalensis
Mountain Hawk-eagle,Spizaetus nipalensis,qadris
The eagle is a medium-to-large raptor that is common in southern my country. It is powerful, fierce, and swift. It can be said to ···
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Austen's Brown Hornbill
Hornbill，Anorrhinus austeni
The white-throated hornbill is a large bird of the family Rhinoceros Bipedidae and the genus Rhinoceros Biped. It is about 88 cm l···
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Coturnix japonica
Quail, Japanese quail
Quail is a small, round, gray-brown quail. The upper body has brown and black horizontal stripes and long yellow spear-shaped stri···
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Aquila chrysaetos
Golden eagle, old eagle, white eagle
The global population of golden eagles is estimated at around 300,000 individuals, equivalent to 200,000 mature adults. The Europe···
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Accipiter gentilis
Goshawk, hawk, yellow hawk, harrier hawk
The goshawk is a carnivorous bird of prey in the forest. It has sharp vision and is good at flying. It is active during the day. I···
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Gyps fulvus
vulture, mountain eagle
Vultures are birds of the genus Griffon, family Accipitridae. Vultures usually hover in warm climates and can endure harsh conditi···
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Emperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Emperor penguins mainly live in the sea. They hunt, swim and play in the water. On the one hand, they exercise their bodies well, ···
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Adélie penguin
Pygoscelis adeliae
The legs of the Adélie penguin are light pink and the soles of the feet are black. Like other penguins, the Adélie penguin is al···
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Pygoscelis papua
White-browed penguin, Gentleman penguin, Gentleman penguin
The Gentoo penguin walks on land with a shaky gait, and its long tail swings left and right behind it like sweeping the ground, so···
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Pelecanidae
pelican, owl, taohe, gannet, bag goose, bag bird
Pelicans often live in groups in the wild. In addition to swimming, they spend most of their time on the shore basking in the sun ···
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Pygoscelis antarcticus
chinstrap penguin, Police officer penguin, Antarctic penguin, chinstrap penguin, whiskered penguin, chinstrap penguin
As penguins that look like police officers, they are also very courageous and are likely to conflict with other penguins, or even ···
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Aythya nyroca
Ferruginous Duck，White-eyed Pochard，Ferruginous Pochard
As a male white-eyed pochard, it is born with a pair of bean-sized white eyes, which are particularly prominent against the dark c···
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Anas zonorhyncha
Spot-billed duck, Valley duck, Yellow-billed duck, Fire duck, Chinese spot-billed duck, Chinese spot-billed duck, Oriental spot-billed duck,Anas zonorhyncha，Eastern Spot-billed Duck，Chinese Spot-bille
Spot-billed duck is also called valley duck, yellow-billed duck, and fire duck. Spot-billed duck is one of the ancestors of Chines···
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Anser albifrons
Wild goose, spotted goose, bright spotted goose，Greater White-fronted，Goose White-fronted Goose
You can often see flocks of wild geese flying freely in the sky, sometimes in a straight line or in a V-shape.There are 5 subspeci···
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