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Birds are advanced vertebrates that are adapted to life on land and in the air. Birds are classified into six categories: waterfowl, wading birds, climbing birds, land birds, birds of prey, 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.
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Emu,Dromaius ater, Dromaius novaehollandiae rothschild,Australian ostrich, Ostrich australis,cassowary
Emu (scientific name: Dromaius novaehollandiae, pronounced the same as "ermiao"), also known as Australian ostrich, Aust···
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Darter,Snake Bird
The Black-bellied Snake Darter (scientific name: Anhinga melanogaster, foreign name: Darter) is a bird of the family Anhinga in th···
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Microcarbo pygmaeus，Pygmy Cormorant
The Pygmy Cormorant (Microcarbo pygmeus) is a seabird of the family Cormoridae. It is the smallest of all cormorants. This species···
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Phalacrocorax capillatus,Temminck et Schlegal,Japanese Cormorant
The dark green-backed cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus, Temminck et Schlegal) is also known as the Teminck's cormorant, the···
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Great Cormorant,Black Shag,Cormorant,White-breasted Cormorant,Heron, river cormorant, water crow, osprey, 鷧 (pronunciation meaning), black ghost, black fish man
The cormorant (scientific name: Phalacrocorax carbo), also known as heron, river cormorant, water crow, osprey, 鷧 (pronounced and···
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Red-faced Cormorant、 water crow
The red-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax urile), also known as the red-faced cormorant, is a bird of the genus Phalacrocorax in the ···
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Indian Pond-heron, Indian Pond Heron, Indian Pond-Heron
The Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) is a medium-sized wading bird, a small heron in the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecanifo···
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Egretta novaehollandiae，White-faced Heron，White-faced Heron
The white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), also known as the white-faced heron, is a common bird found throughout much of Au···
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Egretta picata，Pied Heron
The spotted egret (Taiwanese white-necked black egret) (scientific name: Egretta picata) is distributed in Sulawesi, Papua New Gui···
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Intermediate Egret，Yellow-billed Egret。Plumed Egret，Mesophoyx intermedia、Egretta intermedia
Ardea intermedia (scientific name: Ardea intermedia) is a bird of the genus Heron in the family Ardeidae, and its common name is t···
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Ardea alba，egret, heron, white floating bird, winter village, great white crane, white crane heron, white village, snow guest
The great egret (scientific name: Ardea alba) is a bird of the genus Egret in the family Ardeidae, order Stork. It is also known a···
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Purple Heron、Purple heron, flower cellar horse, wood heron, long-necked heron
Ardea purpurea is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is also known as purple heron, commonly known as flower cellar hor···
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Phaethon lepturus、White-tailed Tropicbird, Long-tailed tropicbird
White-tailed grebe (scientific name: Phaethon lepturus) is a bird of the genus Phaethon lepturus in the family Phaethonidae. It is···
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Phaethon rubricauda，Red-tailed Tropicbird
The Red-tailed Pi ... A dark brown comma-shaped stripe extends from behind the front area of the eye, passing through and covering···
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Phaethon aethereus，Red-billed Tropicbird
Distributed in tropical and subtropical parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, from Oceania in the south to Japan in the north, T···
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Phoenicopterus roseus,
The Greater Flamingo is a genus of Flamingo in the order Phoenicopteridae, class Aves, phylum Chordata, with 1 genus and 6 species···
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Bambusicola sonorivox，Taiwan bamboo partridge
Taiwan bamboo partridge, also known as red-footed bamboo partridge (English: Taiwan bamboo partridge, scientific name: Bambusicola···
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Hemipus picatus，Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
The brown-backed flycatcher mainly breeds in mountain forests at an altitude of 800-2100 meters, and the breeding season is from M···
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Nonnula amaurocephala,Chestnut-headed Puffy-headed Pier
The scientific name of Chestnut-headed Nunlet is Nonnula amaurocephala, and its foreign name is Chestnut-headed Nunlet. Its specif···
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Psilopogon duvaucelii，Black-eared barbet
The scientific name of the black-eared woodpecker is Psilopogon duvaucelii, and its foreign name is Black-eared barbet. Its specif···
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Chrysocolaptes festivus
The scientific name of the black-rumped woodpecker is Chrysocolaptes festivus, and its foreign name is White-naped woodpecker. Its···
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Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus
The scientific name of the yellow-faced golden-backed woodpecker is Chrysocolaptes xanthocephalus, and its foreign name is Yellow-···
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Selenidera nattereri
The scientific name of the tea-bearded little toucan is Selenidera nattereri, and its foreign name is awny-tufted toucanet. It is ···
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Pogoniulus makawai
The scientific name of the white-chested tinkerbird is Pogoniulus makawai, and its foreign name is White-chested Tinkerbird. Its s···