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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.

Columba punicea

Columba punicea

Columba punicea,Pale-capped Pigeon

The foreign name of the purple forest Pigeon is Pale-capped Pigeon, no subsp···

Green Imperial-pigeon

Green Imperial-pigeon

Wood pigeon, common wood pigeon,Columba palumbus,Green Imperial-pigeon

There are 6 subspecies of Green Imperial pigeon. Columba palumbus casiotis (···

Pale-backed Pigeon

Pale-backed Pigeon

Pale-backed Pigeon,Columba eversmanni

The Central Asian Pigeon is known as Pale-backed Pigeon and has no subspecie···

Podiceps nigricollis

Podiceps nigricollis

Black-necked grebe, tranche board,Podiceps nigricollis,Black-necked Grebe, Grèbe à cou noir

The Black-necked Grebe, with 4 subspecies, is a medium-sized water bird.Simi···

Podiceps auritus

Podiceps auritus

Podiceps auritus,Horned Grebe

Horned Grebe has two subspecies.Horned Grebes move in small groups in winter···

Podiceps grisegena

Podiceps grisegena

Podiceps grisegena,Red-necked Grebe,Great red grebe

pit Grebe (pit) foreign name red-necked grebe, there are 2 subspecies in the···

Asarcornis scutulata

Asarcornis scutulata

Asarcornis scutulata,White wing forest duck,White-winged Duck,White-winged Wood Duck,Cairina scutulata

Cairina scutulata is a white-winged duck with no subspecies.The white-winged···

Mergellus albellus

Mergellus albellus

White merganser duck, small merganser duck, Sichuan merganser duck, Panda duck,Mergellus albellus,Smew

Merganser maculata is Smew, no subspecies.In spring, a large number of March···

Tadorna cristata

Tadorna cristata

Chicken head and duck,Tadorna cristata,Crested Shelduck

The crested duck (Tadorna cristata) is a group of birds of the family Anatid···

Gadwall

Gadwall

Green edge boy, beautiful scenery,Anas strepera,Gadwall

Anas strepera (Anas strepera) is a medium-sized duck that is slightly smalle···

Anas falcata

Anas falcata

Lapwing, Sickle duck, Flathead duck, early duck, three duck, Sickle feather duck,Anas falcata,Falcated Teal,Falcated Duck

Ribbed ducks (Anas falcata) are medium-sized ducks, slightly smaller than do···

Anas penelope

Anas penelope

Anas penelope,Eurasian Wigeon,European Wigeon,Wigeon,Crane duck, Red duck, Red necked duck, goose duck, sacrificial duck

Red-necked ducks are medium-sized ducks, smaller than domestic ducks and abo···

Anas americana

Anas americana

Grape-breasted duck,American Wigeon,Anas americana

Green brow duck is a river duck, also known as grape breast duck. Medium siz···

Nettapus coromandelianus

Nettapus coromandelianus

Cotton duck, white duck, eight duck, cotton duck,Nettapus coromandelianus,Cotton Pygmy-goose

There are two subspecies of Cotton Pygomy-goose.They often live in pairs or ···

Aix galericulata

Aix galericulata

Aix galericulata,Mandarin Duck,Mandarin,Chinese official duck, Uren Hachin, official duck, Pee-bird, Dunmubird

Mandarin Duck, no subspecies.Mandarin ducks migrate to their breeding ground···

Branta leucopsis

Branta leucopsis

Branta leucopsis,Barnacle Goose

It is a typical cold-water Marine bird of medium size, tolerant of cold, and···

Branta hutchinsii

Branta hutchinsii

Branta hutchinsii,Cackling Goose,Small Canada goose, short bill Brant

The Lesser American Brant is a North American black goose of the genus Brant···

nser caerulescens

nser caerulescens

Snow goose, white goose,Anser caerulescens,Snow Goose,Chen caerulescens

Snow geese are large, individual birds of the genus Amens. They live in grou···

Anser anser

Anser anser

Wild goose, sand goose, gray waist goose, red bill goose, sand goose, yellow bill gray goose,Anser anser,Greylag Goose

Gray geese move in groups, usually consisting of tens, hundreds, or even tho···

Anser serrirostris

Anser serrirostris

Anser serrirostris,Tundra Bean Goose,Wild geese, wheat geese

The short-billed bean goose is a species of anseriidae bird that breeds in n···

Anser fabalis

Anser fabalis

Wild goose, wheat goose,Anser fabalis,Bean goose

Wild goose is a large goose, love to cluster, except the breeding period, of···