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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.

Anas carolinensis

Anas carolinensis

Anascaro linensis,Anas carolinensis

The American Green-winged Duck (Anascaro linensis) was discovered by birdwat···

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Marmaronetta angustirostris

Marmaronetta angustirostris,Marbled Teal,Marbled Duck

The Clouded Duck often moves in small groups. It often gathers in large grou···

Netta rufina

Netta rufina

Big red head, red-billed pochard,Netta rufina,Red-crested Pochard

Red-billed Pochards are slow-witted and not very afraid of people. They are ···

Aythya valisineria

Aythya valisineria

American Rock Goose,Aythya valisineria,Canvasback

Sailback ducks are migratory birds. They migrate regularly between their bre···

Aythya ferina

Aythya ferina

Red-headed duck, sandpiper, sandpiper,Aythya ferina,Common Pochard,Pochard,Northern Pochard

Commonly seen in open waters with reeds and good cover, they live in open la···

Aythya baeri

Aythya baeri

White-eyed duck, Oriental white-eye duck, Mallard duck,Aythya baeri,Baer's Pochard

The blue-headed duck is a migratory bird. It migrates from the wintering gro···

Aythya fuligula

Aythya fuligula

Marsh duck, crested duck, black-headed duck,Aythya fuligula,Tufted Duck

The Crested Pochard is a migratory bird. Every year in late March and early ···

Aythya marila

Aythya marila

Bell duck, Oriental clam duck,Aythya marila,Greater Scaup,Scaup

The Spotted Duck is a migratory bird. It begins to migrate to China for wint···

Polysticta stelleri

Polysticta stelleri

Eider duck,Polysticta stelleri,Przevalski's Partridge

Little eider ducks like to live in groups. Except for the period of nesting ···

Melanitta fusca

Melanitta fusca

Strange-billed duck, Scoter,Melanitta fusca,White-winged Scoter,Velvet Scoter

The Spotted-faced Muscovy is a medium-sized, dark, short, flat sea duck. It ···

Melanitta nigra

Melanitta nigra

American black duck,Melanitta nigra,Black Scoter,Common Scoter

The Black Sea Muscovy Duck likes to gather in groups, and almost always move···

Clangula hyemalis

Clangula hyemalis

Sharp-tailed duck, long-tailed duck, long-tailed duck, gun-towed duck, Chinese duck,Clangula hyemalis,American Wigeon

Long-tailed ducks begin to migrate to their breeding grounds in early March.···

Bucephala clangula

Bucephala clangula

Golden-eyed duck, Magpie duck, White-faced duck,Bucephala clangula,Common Goldeneye

The magpie duck is a common wild duck in the eastern coastal areas and inlan···

Lophura nycthemera

Lophura nycthemera

Silver pheasant, silver pheasant, Vietnamese bird, Vietnamese bird, white pheasant,Lophura nycthemera,silver pheasant

Silver pheasant, also known as silver pheasant, has 17 subspecies and is a l···

Lophura leucomelanos

Lophura leucomelanos

Pheasant, black chicken,Lophura leucomelanos,Kalij Pheasant

The black pheasant is called Kalij Pheasant in foreign language, and it is d···

Gallus gallus

Gallus gallus

Gallus gallus,Red Junglefowl,Camellia Chicken

Red Junglefowl, also known as "junglefowl", has 5 subspecies and i···

Lophophorus lhuysii

Lophophorus lhuysii

Fritillaria chicken, hawk chicken, charcoal chicken, lamb chicken,Lophophorus lhuysii,Chinese Monal,Chinese Impeyan

The Chinese Monal is a diurnal animal, often moving in pairs or small groups···

Lophophorus sclateri

Lophophorus sclateri

Alpine Snow Goose,Lophophorus sclateri,Sclater's Monal,Crestless Monal

The white-tailed pheasant is called Sclater's Monal in English. It has t···

Lophophorus impejanus

Lophophorus impejanus

Nine-color bird,Lophophorus impejanus

The foreign name of the brown-tailed rainbow pheasant is Himalayan Monal, an···

Pucrasia macrolopha

Pucrasia macrolopha

Willow leaf chicken, tricky chicken,Pucrasia macrolopha,Koklass Pheasant

The Koklass Pheasant has 10 subspecies.Male and female spoonbills move alone···

Tragopan caboti

Tragopan caboti

Horned chicken, turkey, longevity chicken,Tragopan caboti,Cabot's Tragopan,Yellow-billed Tragopan

The foreign name of the yellow-bellied tragopan is Cabot's Tragopan, and···