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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.

Pterodroma nigripennis

Pterodroma nigripennis

Pterodroma nigripennis,Black-winged Petrel

The Black-winged Petrel (Pterodroma nigripennis, black-winged Petrel) is rel···

Pterodroma hypoleuca

Pterodroma hypoleuca

Pterodroma hypoleuca,Bonin Petrel

Its scientific name is Pterodroma hypoleuca, and its foreign name is Bonin P···

Pterodroma leucoptera

Pterodroma leucoptera

Pterodroma leucoptera,Gould’s Petrel

Pterodroma leucoptera (Latin name: Pterodroma leucoptera, English name: Goul···

Pterodroma defilippiana

Pterodroma defilippiana

Pterodroma defilippiana,Defilippe's Petrel

Pterodroma defilippiana, Defilippe' The species feed on invertebrates su···

Pterodroma cookii

Pterodroma cookii

Pterodroma cookii,Cook's Petrel,Fardela blanca de Cook,Fardela blanca de Más a Tierra,Fardela de Cook,Petrel de Cook

Black-footed petrel (Latin scientific name: Pterodroma cookii) foreign name ···

Pterodroma cervicalis

Pterodroma cervicalis

Pterodroma cervicalis,White-necked Petrel

White-necked Petrel (Pterodroma cervicalis) has two subspecies.White-necked ···

Juan Fernandez Petrel

Juan Fernandez Petrel

Juan Fernandez Petrel,Pterodroma externa

Pterodroma externa (Juan Fernandez Petrel) lays 1(rare 2) eggs per clutch, w···

Pterodroma phaeopygia

Pterodroma phaeopygia

Pterodroma phaeopygia,Dark-rumped Petrel

Its scientific name is Pterodroma phaeopygia, and its foreign name is Dark-r···

Pterodroma baraui

Pterodroma baraui

Pterodroma baraui,Barau's Petrel

Its scientific name is Pterodroma baraui and its foreign name is Barau&#···

Pterodroma madeira

Pterodroma madeira

Pterodroma madeira,Zino’s Petrel

The madeira Shearwater (Latin name: Pterodroma madeira, English name: Zino&#···

Pterodroma feae

Pterodroma feae

Pterodroma feae,Cape verde Petrel

Cape verde Petrel, Pterodroma feae, feeds on fish and crustaceans. Specific ···

Pterodroma mollis

Pterodroma mollis

Pterodroma mollis,Soft-plumaged Petrel

Its scientific name is Pterodroma mollis, and its foreign name is Soft-pluma···

Pterodroma arminjoniana

Pterodroma arminjoniana

Pterodroma arminjoniana,Herald Petrel

Messenger's scientific name is Pterodroma arminjoniana, the foreign name···

Pterodroma magentae

Pterodroma magentae

Pterodroma magentae,Magenta Petrel,Chatham Island Taiko

Pterodroma magentae, Magenta Petrel, Chatham Island Taiko, is unknown.The re···

Pterodroma neglecta

Pterodroma neglecta

Pterodroma neglecta,Kermadec Petrel

Kermadec Petrel, Pterodroma neglecta, is a small petrel.The Katsushima shear···

Pterodroma ultima

Pterodroma ultima

Pterodroma ultima,Murphy’s Petrel

Murphy's Petrel (Latin name: Pterodroma ultima, Murphy's Petrel) is ···

Aphrodroma brevirostris

Aphrodroma brevirostris

Aphrodroma brevirostris,Kerguelen Petrel

The short-billed Petrel (Latin name: Aphrodroma brevirostris, Kerguelen Petr···

Pterodroma solandri

Pterodroma solandri

Pterodroma solandri,Providence Petrel

The brown-headed Petrel (Pterodroma solandri, Providence Petrel) is a Marine···

Pterodroma inexpectata

Pterodroma inexpectata

Pterodroma inexpectata,Mottled Petrel

The Petrel (Latin name: Pterodroma inexpectata, English name: Mottled Petrel···

Thalassoica antarctica

Thalassoica antarctica

Thalassoica antarctica,Antarctic Petrel

The Antarctic Petrel (Thalassoica antarctica, Antarctic Petrel) is a Marine ···

Puffinus tenuirostris

Puffinus tenuirostris

Puffinus tenuirostris,Short-tailed Shearwater

Puffinus tenuirostris is a Short-tailed Shearwater with no subspecies.The sh···