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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.

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···

Cygnus cygnus

Cygnus cygnus

Cough swan, trumpet swan, yellow-billed swan,Cygnus cygnus,Whooper Swan

There is no subspecies of Whooper Swan.The four kinds of white whooper swans···

Cygnus columbianus

Cygnus columbianus

Short-billed swans, whistling swans, tundra swans,Cygnus columbianus,Tundra Swan

The cygnet, known as Tundra Swan, has three subspecies and is a large waterf···

Cygnus olor

Cygnus olor

Tumble-nosed swan, mute swan, red-billed swan, Tumble-nosed swan, bright swan, blue Swan,Cygnus olor,Mute Swan

Mute Swan foreign name Mute Swan, no subspecies, is a large swimming bird.Mu···

Branta ruficollis

Branta ruficollis

Branta ruficollis,Red-breasted Goose

Red-breasted Goose (no subspecies) is a small wild goose.Brats like to form ···

Anser erythropus

Anser erythropus

Wild goose,Anser erythropus,Lesser White-fronted Goose

Lesser White-fronted Goose, no subspecies.Small white-fronted geese leave th···

Anser cygnoides

Anser cygnoides

Original goose, with goose, strange goose, black-billed goose, sand goose, grass goose,Anser cygnoides,Swan Goose

Swan Goose, with no subspecies, is a large waterfowl.From late September to ···

Dendrocygna javanica

Dendrocygna javanica

Tree duck, Ny duck, Screaming duck,Dendrocygna javanica,Lesser Whistling-duck,Lesser Whistling Duck

The Lesser Whistling-duck is a small and medium-sized duck with no subspecie···

Polyplectron katsumatae

Polyplectron katsumatae

Polyplectron katsumatae,Hainan Peacock-pheasant

Hainan Peacock pheasant has no subspecies.Hainanese pheasants often move alo···