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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.

Corythornis cristatus

Corythornis cristatus

Corythornis cristatus,Malachite Kingfisher

Corythornis cristatus, Malachite Kingfisher, Alcedo cristata, has three subs···

Alcedo leucogaster

Alcedo leucogaster

Alcedo leucogaster,White-bellied Kingfisher

White-bellied Kingfisher: Corythornis leucogaster, Alcedo leucogaster, White···

Ispidina madagascariensis

Ispidina madagascariensis

Ispidina madagascariensis,Ceyx madagascariensis,Madagascan pygmy kingfisher,Alcedo madagascariensis

The scientific name of the small kingfisher is Ispidina madagascariensis, Ce···

Ispidina picta

Ispidina picta

Ispidina picta,African Pygmy-kingfisher

Ispidina picta (African Pygomy-Kingfisher) has three subspecies (1.Ispidina ···

Ispidina lecontei

Ispidina lecontei

Ispidina lecontei,African Dwarf-kingfisher

Ispidina lecontei, African Dwarf kingfisher, has two subspecies (1.Ispidina ···

Chloroceryle aenea

Chloroceryle aenea

Chloroceryle aenea,Pygmy Kingfisher

Chloroceryle aenea, also known as Pygmy Kingfisher, has two subspecies (1.Ch···

Chloroceryle inda

Chloroceryle inda

Chloroceryle inda,Green-and-rufous Kingfisher

Chloroceryle inda, also known as Green-and-rufous Kingfisher, is a species o···

Chloroceryle amazona

Chloroceryle amazona

Chloroceryle amazona,Amazon Kingfisher

Chloroceryle amazona, the scientific name of the Amazon green fish dog, is t···

Chloroceryle americana

Chloroceryle americana

Chloroceryle americana,Green Kingfisher

Chloroceryle americana, also known as Green Kingfisher, has five subspecies ···

Ceryle rudis

Ceryle rudis

Ceryle rudis,Pied kingfisher

Ceryle rudis, Pied kingfisher, has four subspecies (1. The common subspecies···

Ceryle torquata

Ceryle torquata

Ceryle torquata,Megaceryle torquata,Ringed Kingfisher

Ceryle torquata, Megaceryle torquata, Ringed Kingfisher, no subspecies.The b···

Ceryle alcyon

Ceryle alcyon

Ceryle alcyon,Belted Kingfisher

Ceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher, no subspecies.White-bellies emit clear chi···

Megaceryle lugubris

Megaceryle lugubris

Megaceryle lugubris,Crested Kingfisher

Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris, Crested Kingfisher) has three subsp···

Megaceryle maxima

Megaceryle maxima

Megaceryle maxima,Giant Kingfisher

Megaceryle maxima, the foreign name Giant Kingfisher, has two subspecies, on···

Syma megarhyncha

Syma megarhyncha

Syma megarhyncha,Mountain Kingfisher

Syma megarhyncha, Mountain Kingfisher, has three subspecies (1.Syma megarhyn···

Syma torotoro

Syma torotoro

Syma torotoro,Yellow-billed Kingfisher

Syma torotoro, Yellow-billed Kingfisher, has three subspecies (1.Syma toroto···

Todirhamphus pyrrhopygia

Todirhamphus pyrrhopygia

Todirhamphus pyrrhopygia,Red-backed Kingfisher

The Red-backed emerald, Todirhamphus pyrrhopygia, or red-backed Kingfisher, ···

Todirhamphus godeffroyi

Todirhamphus godeffroyi

Todirhamphus godeffroyi,Halcyon godeffroyi,Marquenan Kingfisher

The scientific names of the Mak Island emerald are Todirhamphus godeffroyi, ···

Todirhamphus gertrudae

Todirhamphus gertrudae

Todirhamphus gertrudae,Tuamotu Kingfisher,Niau kingfisher

Its scientific name is Todirhamphus gertrudae, its foreign name is Tuamotu K···

Todirhamphus veneratus

Todirhamphus veneratus

Todirhamphus veneratus,Society kingfisher,ahiti kingfisher

Todirhamphus veneratus, Society kingfisher, ahiti kingfisher, with two subsp···

Todirhamphus ruficollari

Todirhamphus ruficollari

Todirhamphus ruficollari,Halcyon ruficollaris,Mewing kingfisher

Cook Islands emerald scientific name Todirhamphus ruficollari, Halcyon rufic···