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Birds

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.

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···

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 ···