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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.

Bonasia bonasia

Bonasia bonasia

Flying dragon, grouse, tree chicken,Bonasia bonasia,Tetrastes bonasia,Hazel Grouse

The Hazel Grouse, also known as the Hazel Grouse in English, has 12 subspeci···

Tropicoperdix chloropus

Tropicoperdix chloropus

Tropicoperdix chloropus,Green-legged Partridge, Green-legged Hill-partridge, Scaly-breasted Partridge,Arborophila chloropus,Scaly-breasted Partridge, Green-legged Mountain Partridge

The green-footed tree partridge was previously classified as the mountain pa···

Arborophila ardens

Arborophila ardens

Arborophila ardens,Hainan Partridge, Hainan Hill-partridge, White-eared Hill-partridge, White-eared Partridge,Yamaaka

Hainan Partridge is called Hainan Partridge in foreign language, and has no ···

Arborophila crudigularis

Arborophila crudigularis

Arborophila crudigularis,Deep Mountain Bamboo Chicken

Taiwan Partridge is known as Taiwan Partridge in foreign languages, and has ···

Arborophila mandellii

Arborophila mandellii

Arborophila mandellii

The Red-breasted Partridge is called Collared Partridge in English. It has n···

Arborophila brunneopectus

Arborophila brunneopectus

Arborophila brunneopectus

Brown-breasted Hill Partridge has three subspecies.Arborophila brown breast ···

Arborophila atrogularis

Arborophila atrogularis

Arborophila atrogularis

White-cheeked Partridge has no subspecies.Partridges often move in groups, c···

Arborophila gingica

Arborophila gingica

Arborophila gingica,White-browed Hill Partridge ,Rickett's Hill Partridge,White-browed partridge, pheasant, Hsinchu Chicken

There are two subspecies of White-browed Hill Partridge.The white-fronted ar···

Arborophila rufogularis

Arborophila rufogularis

Arborophila rufogularis

Rufous-throated Hill Partridge has six subspecies.The red-throated arboridge···

Arborophila rufipectus

Arborophila rufipectus

Arborophila rufipectus,Sichuan Partridge,Bamboo shoot chicken, bamboo shoot chicken, and Tuo Tuo chicken

Sichuan Partridge, also known as Sichuan Partridge in English, has no subspe···

Arborophila torqueola

Arborophila torqueola

Arborophila torqueola

Hill Partridge, there are 5 subspecies.Hill Partridge is a resident bird. Th···

Harpactes erythrocephalus

Harpactes erythrocephalus

Red Pigeon,Harpactes erythrocephalus,Red-headed Trogon

Red-headed Trogons are mostly single or in pairs; they live in trees, either···

Harpactes wardi

Harpactes wardi

Harpactes wardi,Ward's Trogon

The red-bellied trogon is a crimson and dark chestnut trogon. It has an oran···

Batrachostomus hodgsoni

Batrachostomus hodgsoni

Batrachostomus hodgsoni,Black-capped Frogmouth, Black-capped Frogmouth, Old Fearful,Batrachostomus hodgsoni hodgsoni

The body shape of the Black-capped Frogmouth is similar to that of a nightha···

Lyncornis macrotis

Lyncornis macrotis

Lyncornis macrotis,Eurostopodus macrotis

The hairy-legged nightjar is a medium-sized bird of the family Viperidae and···

Caprimulgus indicus

Caprimulgus indicus

Caprimulgus indicus,Jungle Nightjar,Nighthawk, mosquito-bird, bark-sticking bird, ghost bird, night swallow

Common nighthawk is a resident bird in Tibet, China, and a summer migratory ···

Caprimulgus europaeus

Caprimulgus europaeus

European Nightjar, Eurasian Nightjar,Caprimulgus europaeus,Eurasian Nightjar

The European Nightjar was formerly known as the goatsucker because farmers b···

Caprimulgus aegyptius

Caprimulgus aegyptius

Mosquitobird,Caprimulgus aegyptius,Egyptian Nightjar

The Egyptian Nightjar is a small bird of the family Viperidae and the genus ···

Caprimulgus macrurus

Caprimulgus macrurus

Sticking bark, mosquito-bird,Caprimulgus macrurus,Large-tailed Nightjar

The long-tailed nighthawk lives in evergreen broad-leaved forests, shrubs, s···

Caprimulgus affinis

Caprimulgus affinis

Nighthawk, bark-sticking, mosquito-bird,Savannah Nightjar,Allied Nightjar

The nighthawk is a small bird of the family Noctilucentidae. Its upper body ···

Oxyura leucocephala

Oxyura leucocephala

Oxyura leucocephala,White-headed Duck

The white-headed hardtail duck is a very typical gregarious water duck. It b···