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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.

Pelagodroma marina

Pelagodroma marina

Pelagodroma marina,White-faced Storm Petrel

Pelagodroma marina, or White-faced Storm Petrel, is a congregant bird, eithe···

Garrodia nereis

Garrodia nereis

Garrodia nereis,Gray-backed Storm Petrel

Garrodia nereis (Gray-backed Storm Petrel) is a congregating bird, either in···

Oceanites pincoyae

Oceanites pincoyae

Oceanites pincoyae,Pincoya storm petrel

Its scientific name is Oceanites pincoyae and its foreign name is Pincoya st···

Oceanites gracilis

Oceanites gracilis

Oceanites gracilis,White-vented Storm Petrel

The species is known as Oceanites gracilis or White-vented Storm Petrel.Prot···

Oceanites oceanicus

Oceanites oceanicus

Oceanites oceanicus,Wilson's Storm Petrel

Oceanites oceanicus, Wilson' s Storm Petrel is a kind of petrel.Yellow-w···

Diomedea irrorata

Diomedea irrorata

Diomedea irrorata,Waved Albatross,Phoebastria irrorata

The Calgary Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata, Waved Albatross) is a unique sp···

Phoebastria immutabilis

Phoebastria immutabilis

Phoebastria immutabilis,Laysan albatross

The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) is a medium-sized albatross w···

Thalassarche melanophrys

Thalassarche melanophrys

Thalassarche melanophrys,Black-browed Albatross

The black-browed albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys) is one of the most wid···

Thalassarche chrysostoma

Thalassarche chrysostoma

Thalassarche chrysostoma,Grey-headed Albatross

Thalassarche chrysostoma, Grey-headed Albatross is a species of bird in the ···

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Thalassarche chlororhynchos

Thalassarche chlororhynchos,Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross

Thalassarche chlororhynchos (Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross) is unknown.Int···

Thalassarche cauta

Thalassarche cauta

Thalassarche cauta,White-capped Albatross

Thalassarche cauta, White-capped Albatross, has two subspecies.The albatross···

Thalassarche bulleri

Thalassarche bulleri

Thalassarche bulleri,Buller’s Albatross

The New Zealand Albatross (Thalassarche bulleri, Buller's Albatross) is ···

Phoebetria palpebrata

Phoebetria palpebrata

Phoebetria palpebrata,Light-mantled Albatross

Phoebetria palpebrata, also known as Light-mantled Albatross, is a small, mo···

Phoebetria fusca

Phoebetria fusca

Phoebetria fusca

Phoebetria fusca is a medium-sized albatross.The albatross is a large floati···

Diomedea exulans

Diomedea exulans

Diomedea exulans

Diomedea exulans, the wandering albatross, is the largest species of albatro···

Diomedea epomophora

Diomedea epomophora

Diomedea epomophora,Royal Albatross

The Royal Albatross, Diomedea epomophora, is a large seabird.Cuttlefish, fis···

Bulweria fallax

Bulweria fallax

Bulweria fallax,Jouanin's Petrel

Scientific name Bulweria fallax, foreign name Jouanin' s Petrel, usually···

Bulweria bulwerii

Bulweria bulwerii

Bulweria bulwerii,Aestrelata bulweri,Bulwer's Petrel

Shearwater (scientific name: Bulweria bulwerii) foreign name Bulwer' s P···

Pachyptila turtur

Pachyptila turtur

Pachyptila turtur,Fairy Prion

Pachyptila turtur (Fairy Prion) is not known.Protect wild animals and elimin···

Pachyptila crassirostris

Pachyptila crassirostris

Pachyptila crassirostris,Thick-billed Prion

Pachyptila crassirostris, Thick-billed Prion, is unknown.International Union···

Pachyptila belcheri

Pachyptila belcheri

Pachyptila belcheri,Slender-billed Prion

Its scientific name is Pachyptila belcheri, and its foreign name is Slender-···