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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.

Megapodius tenimberensis

Megapodius tenimberensis

Megapodius tenimberensis,Tanimbar Scrubfowl

The Tanimbar Scrubfowl (Megapodius tenimberensis), formerly a subspecies of ···

Apus cooki

Apus cooki

Apus cooki,Cook's Swift,Apus cooki

Indochinese White-rumped Swift (English name: Cook's Swift, scientific n···

Apus salimalii

Apus salimalii

Salim Ali's Swift,Apus salimalii

The Tibetan White-rumped Swift (English name: Salim Ali's Swift, scienti···

Hirundapus celebensis

Hirundapus celebensis

Purple Needletail,Hirundapus celebensis,Purple Needletail

The Purple Needletail (Hirundapus celebensis) is a species of bird in the ge···

Urocynchramus pylzowi

Urocynchramus pylzowi

Urocynchramus pylzowi,Pink-tailed Bunting,Pink-tailed Rosefinch,Ground hemp

Pink-tailed Bunting is a species of the family Pinnipedae, with no subspecie···

Garrulax bieti

Garrulax bieti

Garrulax bieti,White-speckled Laughingthrush,

White-speckled Laughingthrush is a species endemic to southwestern China. Th···

Numenius arquata

Numenius arquata

Numenius arquata,Eurasian Curlew,Curlew

There are two subspecies, Eurasian Curlew.It is a summer migratory bird in n···

Francolinus pintadeanus

Francolinus pintadeanus

Chinese partridge, Yue pheasant, Huainan

Chinese partridges like to move in secondary forests, low shrub forests, and···

Pandion haliaetus

Pandion haliaetus

Osprey, fish eagle, fish eagle, fish eagle, fish hawk

Raptor LC

Osprey is a relatively large bird of prey that lives near water bodies and l···