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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.

Buteo refectus

Buteo refectus

Buteo refectus,Himalayan Buzzard,Buteo buteo burmanicus Hume, 1875,Buteo japonicus refectus Portenko, 1935,Buteo refectus Portenko, 1935,Buteo buteo refectus Portenko, 1935

Raptor LC

Himalayan Buzzard, also known as Himalayan Buzzard in English, is a medium-s···

Buteo japonicus

Buteo japonicus

Buteo japonicus,Eastern Buzzard,Japanese buzzard, East Asian buzzard

Raptor LC

Common buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with three subspecies.Common b···

Buteo hemilasius

Buteo hemilasius

Buteo hemilasius,Upland Buzzard,Leopard, egret leopard

Raptor LC

The Upland Buzzard is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.The Upland Buz···

Buteo lagopus

Buteo lagopus

Buteo lagopus,Rough-legged Buzzard, Snow Leopard, Hairy-footed Buzzard

Raptor LC

Rough-legged Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with 4 subspecies.Rough-···

Butastur indicus

Butastur indicus

Butastur indicus,Grey-faced Buzzard,Gray-faced hawk, Gray-faced hawk, Gray-faced buzzard

Raptor LC

Grey-faced Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.Grey-fa···

Butastur liventer

Butastur liventer

Butastur liventer,Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle

Raptor LC

Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle, foreign name Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle, no su···

Butastur teesa

Butastur teesa

Butastur teesa,White-eyed Buzzard,

Raptor LC

White-eyed Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.White-e···

Icthyophaga humilis

Icthyophaga humilis

Icthyophaga humilis,Lesser Fish-eagle,Small fish sculpture,Haliaeetus humilis (Müller & Schlegel, 1841),Pigarguillo Menor,Falco humilis Muller & Schlegel, 1841,Ichthyophaga humilis (Müller &am

Raptor LC

Lesser Fish-eagle, also known as the Lesser Fish-eagle, is a large bird of p···

Haliaeetus pelagicus

Haliaeetus pelagicus

Haliaeetus pelagicus,Aquila pelagica,Stellers Sea Eagle,Steller's eagle, sea eagle, golden eagle

Raptor LC

Stellers Sea Eagle, also known as Stellers Sea Eagle in English, is a large ···

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Haliaeetus leucoryphus,Pallas's Fish Eagle,Band-tailed Fish-eagle ,Pallas's Fish-eagle Pallas's Sea-eagle,Black Eagle, Jade

Raptor LC

Pallas's Fish Eagle is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.Pallas···

Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)

Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788)

Haliaeetus leucogaster (Gmelin, 1788),White-bellied Sea Eagle,White-bellied Eagle, White-tailed Eagle

Raptor LC

White-bellied Sea Eagle is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.White-bel···

Haliastur indus

Haliastur indus

Haliastur indus,Brahminy Kite,Red Eagle, Red Eagle

Raptor LC

Brahminy Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey with four subspecies in the wor···

Milvus migrans

Milvus migrans

Milvus migrans,Black Kite,Falco migrans Boddaert, 1783,Milvus lineatus (J.E. Gray, 1831),kite,glede

Raptor LC

Black Kite [hēi yuān] is a medium-sized bird of prey with 5 subspecies.The···

Circus pygargus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Circus pygargus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Circus pygargus,Montagu's Harrier

Raptor LC

Montagu's Harrier is a bird with no subspecies.Montagu's Harrier is ···

Circus melanoleucos

Circus melanoleucos

Circus melanoleucos,Pied Harrier,Magpie hawk, magpie hawk, black-and-white hawk, buzzard

Raptor LC

Pied Harrier is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.Pied Harrier ···

Circus macrourus

Circus macrourus

Circus macrourus,Pallid Harrier,Pale Harrier,Steppe Eagle, White-tailed Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Marsh Buzzard

Raptor LC

The foreign name of the grassland harrier is Pallid Harrier, and there is no···

Circus cyaneus

Circus cyaneus

Circus cyaneus,Hen Harrier,Gray Harrier, Gray Hawk, White-clawed Harrier, Gray Harrier, Chicken Bird

Raptor LC

The white-tailed harrier, also known as Hen Harrier, is a medium-sized bird ···

Circus spilonotus

Circus spilonotus

Circus spilonotus,Eastern Marsh Harrier,Marsh Harrier, White Tail

Raptor LC

Eastern Marsh Harrier is a medium-sized bird of prey with four subspecies.Re···

Circus aeruginosus

Circus aeruginosus

Circus aeruginosus,Western Marsh-Harrier

Raptor LC

The white-headed harrier, also known as the Western Marsh-Harrier, is a medi···

Accipiter gularis

Accipiter gularis

Accipiter gularis,Japanese Sparrowhawk

Raptor LC

The Japanese Sparrowhawk, whose foreign name is Japanese Sparrowhawk, is a s···

Aquila fasciata

Aquila fasciata

Aquila fasciata,Bonelli's Hawk Eagle,White-bellied Mountain Eagle

Raptor LC

Bonelli's Hawk Eagle is a large bird of prey with two subspecies: 1. Hie···