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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.

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Pelecanus onocrotalus,Eastern White Pelican,pelican, troll, gannet, pelican

White Pelican is called Eastern White Pelican in foreign language. It is a l···

Egretta eulophotes

Egretta eulophotes

Egretta eulophotes,Chinese Egret,White cocoon, Shiraoi

The Chinese Egret is a medium-sized wading bird with no subspecies.The Chine···

Egretta sacra

Egretta sacra

Egretta sacra,Pacific Reef-egret,Pacific Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret

Pacific Reef-egret is a medium-sized wading bird with two subspecies.Pacific···

Ardea insignis

Ardea insignis

Ardea insignis,White-bellied Heron,Imperial Heron

White-bellied Heron is a large migratory wading bird with no subspecies.Whit···

Gorsachius goisagi

Gorsachius goisagi

Gorsachius goisagi,Japanese Night-heron,Chestnut-headed Night Bittern, Chestnut-headed Tiger Bittern, Heron

The Japanese Night-heron is a migratory bird that breeds in Japan. Except fo···

Gorsachius magnificus

Gorsachius magnificus

Gorsachius magnificus,White-eared Night-heron,Hainan night bittern, Hainan tiger bittern, white-eared night heron

Hainan bittern is called White-eared Night-heron in foreign language. It is ···

Ixobrychus minutus

Ixobrychus minutus

Ixobrychus minutus,Little Bittern

Little Bittern, also known as Little Bittern in English, is a small wading b···

Platalea minor

Platalea minor

Platalea minor,Black-faced Spoonbill,Black-faced Spoonbill, Spoonbill, Spoon-billed Spoonbill, Spoon-billed Spoonbill, Little Spoonbill, Spoon-billed Goose

Black-faced Spoonbill is a medium-sized wading bird with no subspecies.The B···

Platalea leucorodia

Platalea leucorodia

Platalea leucorodia,Eurasian Spoonbill,Spoonbilled Heron, Spoonbilled Heron

The Eurasian Spoonbill is a large wading bird with three subspecies.The popu···

Plegadis falcinellus

Plegadis falcinellus

Plegadis falcinellus,Glossy Ibis

The Glossy Ibis, also known as the Glossy Ibis in English, is a dark chestnu···

Nipponia nippon

Nipponia nippon

Nipponia nippon,JapaneseCrestedIbis ,Crested IbisAsian Crested Ibis, Japanese Crested Ibis,,Ibis sinensis(synonym)、Ibis nippon(synonym),Crested Ibis、Asian Crested Ibis、Japanese Crested Ibis

The foreign names of Crested Ibis, Asian Crested Ibis, Japanese Crested Ibis···

Pseudibis davisoni

Pseudibis davisoni

Pseudibis davisoni,White-shouldered Ibis,Oriental Black Ibis

White-shouldered Ibis is called White-shouldered Ibis in foreign language. T···

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Threskiornis melanocephalus,Black-headed Ibis,White Ibis

Black-headed Ibis is a large wading bird.Black-headed Ibis usually moves in ···

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Phalacrocorax pelagicus

Phalacrocorax pelagicus,Pelagic Cormorant,Black Pelican

Pelagic Cormorant is a large water bird with two subspecies.Most of the sea ···

Little Cormorant

Little Cormorant

Phalacrocorax niger

Little Cormorant, a medium-sized cormorant, is much smaller than the general···

Brown Booby

Brown Booby

Sula leucogaster

Brown Booby, also known as Brown Booby, is a waterfowl and large seabird wit···

Red-footed Booby

Red-footed Booby

Sula sula

Red-footed Booby is a black and white or smoky brown booby with three subspe···

Sula dactylatra

Sula dactylatra

Sula dactylatra,Masked Booby

The Masked Booby is a black and white booby with 6 subspecies.Except for the···

Lesser Frigatebird

Lesser Frigatebird

Fregata ariel

Lesser Frigatebird, also known as Lesser Frigatebird, has three subspecies.L···

Great Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird

Fregata minor

Great Frigatebird is a large seabird with 5 subspecies.The Great Frigatebird···

Christmas Island Frigatebrid

Christmas Island Frigatebrid

Fregata andrewsi

The white-bellied frigatebird is also known as Christmas Island Frigatebrid.···