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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.

Phaethornis hispidus

Phaethornis hispidus

Phaethornis hispidus,White-beared Hermit

Phaethornis hispidus, or White-beared Hermit, is an unknown species.Protect ···

Phaethornis guy

Phaethornis guy

Phaethornis guy,Green hermit

The Phaethornis guy, also known as the Green hermit, feeds mainly on the nec···

Phaethornis griseogularis

Phaethornis griseogularis

Phaethornis griseogularis,Gray-chinned Hermit

Phaethornis griseogularis (Gray-chinned Hermit) is an unknown species.Protec···

Phaethornis eurynome

Phaethornis eurynome

Phaethornis eurynome,cale-throated Hermit

Phaethornis eurynome or cale-throated Hermit, whose specific habit is unknow···

Phaethornis bourcieri

Phaethornis bourcieri

Phaethornis bourcieri,Straight-billed Hermit

Phaethornis bourcieri, or Straight-billed Hermit, is an unknown species.Prot···

Phaethornis augusti

Phaethornis augusti

Phaethornis augusti,Sooty-capped Hermit

Phaethornis augusti and Sooty-capped Hermit, whose specific habits are unkno···

Phaethornis atrimentalis

Phaethornis atrimentalis

Phaethornis atrimentalis,Black-throated Hermit

The Black-throated Hermit, Phaethornis atrimentalis, is an unknown species.P···

Phaethornis anthophilus

Phaethornis anthophilus

Phaethornis anthophilus,Pale-bellied Hermit

Phaethornis anthophilus and Pale-bellied Hermit are unknown.Protect wild ani···

Phaethornis aethopygus

Phaethornis aethopygus

Phaethornis aethopygus,Tapajós Hermit

Phaethornis aethopygus, Tapajos Hermit, whose specific habits are unknown.Li···

Glaucis hirsuta

Glaucis hirsuta

Glaucis hirsuta,Rufous-breasted Hermit

The brown-breasted hummingbird is Glaucis hirsuta and Rufous-breasted Hermit···

Glaucis dohrnii

Glaucis dohrnii

Glaucis dohrnii,Hook-billed Hermit

Hook-billed copper hummingbird (Glaucis dohrnii) Hook-billed Hermit, no subs···

Glaucis aenea

Glaucis aenea

Glaucis aenea,Bronzy Hermit

The bronze hummingbird's scientific name is Glaucis aenea, and its forei···

Eutoxeres condamini

Eutoxeres condamini

Eutoxeres condamini,Buff-tailed Sicklebill

The yellow-tailed Sicklebill hummingbird (Eutoxeres condamini) is Buff-taile···

Eutoxeres aquila

Eutoxeres aquila

Eutoxeres aquila,White-tipped Sicklebill

The species is known as Eutoxeres aquila or White-tipped Sicklebill, but its···

Anopetia gounellei

Anopetia gounellei

Anopetia gounellei,Broad-tipped Hermit

Anopetia gounellei, or Broad-tipped Hermit, is an unknown species.Protect wi···

Hemiprocne comata

Hemiprocne comata

Hemiprocne comata,Whiskered Treeswift

The Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata), because of its large body and l···

Hemiprocne coronata

Hemiprocne coronata

Hemiprocne coronata,Crested Treeswift

Hemiprocne coronata, Crested Treeswift, has 6 subspecies.The swallowtail fli···

Hemiprocne mystacea

Hemiprocne mystacea

Hemiprocne mystacea,Moustached Treeswift

Its scientific name is Hemiprocne mystacea and its foreign name is Moustache···

Apus unicolor

Apus unicolor

Apus unicolor,Plain Swift

Its scientific name is Apus unicolor, the foreign name is Plain Swift, and i···

Apus sladeniae

Apus sladeniae

Apus sladeniae,Fernando Po Swift,Martinet de Fernando Po

Apus sladeniae, also known as Fernando Po Swift or Martinet de Fernando Po, ···

Apus pallidus

Apus pallidus

Apus pallidus,Pallid Swift

pallidus pallidus, foreign name Pallid Swift, is unknown.Protect wild animal···