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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.

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···

Apus niansae

Apus niansae

Apus niansae,Nyanza Swift

Its scientific name is Apus niansae and its foreign name is Nyanza Swift.Pro···

Apus horus

Apus horus

Apus horus,Horus Swift

Its scientific name is Apus horus, and its foreign name is Horus Swift.Prote···

Apus caffer

Apus caffer

Apus caffer,White-rumped Swift

The African White-rumped Swift is known as white-rumped swift or Apus caffer···

Apus bradfieldi

Apus bradfieldi

Apus bradfieldi,Bradfield's Swift

bradfieldi's scientific name is Apus bradfieldi, the foreign name is Bra···

Berlioz's Swift

Berlioz's Swift

Berlioz's Swift,Apus berliozi

The scientific name of the swift Berlioz; s Swift, foreign name Apus berlioz···

Apus batesi

Apus batesi

Apus batesi,Bates's Swift

Its scientific name is Apus batesi, its foreign name is Bates' s Swift, ···

Apus barbatus

Apus barbatus

Apus barbatus,African Black Swift

The African Black Swift is known as Apus barbatus and African Black Swift.Pr···

Malagasy Black Swift

Malagasy Black Swift

Malagasy Black Swift,Apus balstoni

The Malagasy Black Swift (Apus balstoni) has an unknown habit.Protect wild a···

Apus apus

Apus apus

Apus apus,Common Swift,European Swift,Swift,Martinet noir

The Common swallow (Apus apus) has two subspecies: common Swift, European Sw···

Apus alexandri

Apus alexandri

Apus alexandri,Alexander's Swift

Its scientific name is Apus alexandri, its foreign name is Alexander' s ···

Apus affinis

Apus affinis

Apus affinis,Little Swift,House Swift,Martinet des maisons

The small Swift (Apus affinis) has six subspecies: Little Swift, House Swift···

Aerodramus maximus

Aerodramus maximus

Aerodramus maximus

The Greater Swiftlet (Aerodramus maximus) is a species of animal in the genu···

Pelecanoides urinatrix

Pelecanoides urinatrix

Pelecanoides urinatrix,South Georgia Diving petrel

Pelecanoides urinatrix, South Georgia Diving petrel, unknown.Protect wild an···