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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.

Polyplectron bicalcaratum

Polyplectron bicalcaratum

Peacock chicken, money chicken,Polyplectron bicalcaratum,Grey Peacock-Pheasant

Polyplectron katsumatae (Polyplectron katsumatae) was developed in 2004 by t···

Chrvsolophus amherstiae

Chrvsolophus amherstiae

Chrvsolophus amherstiae,Lady Amherst's Pheasant,Bronze chicken, bamboo chicken, quilt chicken, turnip chicken, silver chicken

Lady Amherst' s Pheasant, no subspecies.White-bellied caragana roosts in···

Chrysolophus pictus

Chrysolophus pictus

Chrysolophus pictus,Golden Pheasant,Golden pheasant, pheasant, pheasant, picker

There are three subspecies of Golden Pheasant.Red-belted chickens like to mo···

Branta bernicla

Branta bernicla

Branta bernicla,Brent Goose

Brants are typical cold-water Marine birds, tolerant of cold, and prefer to ···

Anas platyrhynchos

Anas platyrhynchos

Big green head, big red leg duck, official duck, on duck, hemp duck, green side,Anas platyrhynchos,Mallard,Common Mallard

Mallard ducks are large ducks, similar in size and appearance to domestic du···

Anas luzonica

Anas luzonica

Luzon duck,Anas luzonica,Philippine Duck

The brown necked duck (Anas luzonica) belongs to the family Anatidae. It is ···

Anas poecilorhyncha

Anas poecilorhyncha

Anas poecilorhyncha,Indian Spot-billed Duck,Indo-burmese spotted duck

Mallard, a similar species of Indian grouper, has a similar size, but its bo···

Spatula clypeata

Spatula clypeata

Shovel duck, Broad-billed duck,Anas clypeata,Northern Shoveler

Shoveler ducks often travel in pairs or small groups of 3-5, and can also be···

Syrmaticus reevesii

Syrmaticus reevesii

Zhai bird, ground chicken, long-tailed chicken, mountain pheasant,Syrmaticus reevesii,Reeves's Pheasant

The white-crowned long-tailed pheasant is also known as Reeves's Pheasan···

Syrmaticus mikado

Syrmaticus mikado

Imperial Pheasant,Syrmaticus mikado,Mikado Pheasant

The black long-tailed pheasant is called Mikado Pheasant in English. It has ···

Syrmaticus humiae

Syrmaticus humiae

Ground Chicken,Syrmaticus humiae,Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant

Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant, also known as Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant, has two subspeci···

Syrmaticus ellioti

Syrmaticus ellioti

Striped back chicken,Syrmaticus ellioti,Elliot's Pheasant,Chinese Barred-backed Pheasant

Elliot's Pheasant, also known as the White-necked Pheasant, has no subsp···

Crossoptilon auritum

Crossoptilon auritum

Crossoptilon auritum,grouse

Blue Eared-pheasant, no subspecies.Blue pheasants like to live in groups of ···

Crossoptilon mantchuricum

Crossoptilon mantchuricum

Crossoptilon mantchuricum,Horned chicken, pheasant, Yi bird

Brown Eared-pheasant, with no subspecies, is a bird that inhabits mountain f···

Crossoptilon harmani

Crossoptilon harmani

Crossoptilon harmani, Hamman Pheasant

Tibetan Eared-pheasant, no subspecies.There are two kinds of pheasants in Ti···

Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Crossoptilon crossoptilon,White Eared-pheasant,Snow Pheasant

White Eared-pheasant is divided into four subspecies. The Changdu subspecies···

Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Crossoptilon crossoptilon

Crossoptilon crossoptilon,Blue-bellied Pheasant, Chinese Chicken, Taiwan Blue-bellied Pheasant,Lophura swinhoii,Taiwan Blue Pheasant,Swinhoe's Pheasant

Taiwan Blue Pheasant, with no subspecies, is a large pheasant.The blue pheas···

Anas acuta

Anas acuta

Pintail duck, long-tailed duck, long-tailed duck, rifle duck, middle duck, northern pintail duck,Anas acuta,Northern Pintail

Pintail duck is a medium-sized waterfowl of the class Aves and the family An···

Spatula querquedula

Spatula querquedula

Spatula querquedula,Anas querquedula,Garganey,Ducklings, little stone ducks, brook ducks

White-browed ducks often move in pairs or small groups, and also gather in l···

Sibirionetta formosa

Sibirionetta formosa

Ba duck, black-rimmed duck, spectacled duck, yellow-tipped duck, king duck, shaking duck, Yuan duck,Sibirionetta formosa,Baikal Teal

The Mandarin duck is a kind of duck that likes to gather in groups, especial···

Anas crecca

Anas crecca

Little duck, little teal, little mallard, duck, duckling, clam duck,Anas crecca,Common Teal,Green-winged,Teal Eurasian Teal

Green-winged ducks like to gather in groups, especially during the migration···