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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.

Podicepsandinus

Podicepsandinus

Podicepsandinus

Colombian grebe Podiceps Andinus It's a grebe that lives in the eastern ···

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Aechmophorus occidentalis,Western Grebe

The North American Grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis), Western Grebe, has two···

Aechmophorus clarkii

Aechmophorus clarkii

Aechmophorus clarkii

The Grebe is known as Aechmophorus clarkii and often lives in clusters. Not ···

Rollandia microptera

Rollandia microptera

Rollandia microptera,Titicaca Grebe

The short winged Grebe is Rollandia microptera and Titicaca Grebe. Not good ···

Gavia adamsii

Gavia adamsii

Gavia adamsii,Yellow-billed Loon,White-billed Diver

The white-billed loon (Gavia adamsii) is a large waterfowl belonging to the ···

Gavia immer

Gavia immer

Gavia immer,Colymbus immer immer,Common Loon

The Common Loon (Gavia immer) has no subspecies.Common loons are migratory s···

Gavia pacifica

Gavia pacifica

Gavia pacifica,Pacific Loon

The Pacific Loon (Gavia pacifica) is a large water bird in the family Lobiid···

Gavia arctica

Gavia arctica

Gavia arctica,Arctic Loon,Black-throated Diver,Black-throated Loon

The Black-throated Loon (Gavia arctica) is a large waterfowl known as the Ar···

Gavia stellata

Gavia stellata

Gavia stellata,Red-throated Loon,Red-throated Diver

The Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata) is a large waterfowl in the family Ga···

Thalassornis leuconotus

Thalassornis leuconotus

Thalassornis leuconotus,White-backed Duck

The White-backed Duck (Thalassornis leuconotus) has two subspecies and is th···

Tadorna variegata

Tadorna variegata

Tadorna variegata,Paradise Duck

The black-breasted Duck (Tadorna variegata) is a member of the Paradise Duck···

Tadorna tadornoides

Tadorna tadornoides

Tadorna tadornoides,Australian Shelduck

The Australian Shelduck (Tadorna tadornoides) is a member of the Australian ···

Tadorna radjah

Tadorna radjah

Tadorna radjah,Radjah Shelduck,Raja Shelduck

radjah Shelduck (Tadorna radjah) Radjah Shelduck, Raja Shelduck, has two sub···

Tadorna cana

Tadorna cana

Tadorna cana,South African Shelduck

Tadorna cana (South African Shelduck), no subspecies.The grey-headed duck st···

Tachyeres pteneres

Tachyeres pteneres

Tachyeres pteneres,Flying Steamerduck

Tachyeres pteneres (Tachyeres pteneres) is a social teal of the family Anati···

Tachyeres patachonicus

Tachyeres patachonicus

Tachyeres patachonicus,Flying Steamerduck

The Flying Steamerduck (Tachyeres patachonicus) is a member of the Flying st···

Tachyeres leucocephalus

Tachyeres leucocephalus

Tachyeres leucocephalus,White-headed Steamerduck,Chubut Steamerduck,Chubut Steamer Duck,White-headed Steamer-duck

White-headed duck (Scientific name: Tachyeres brachypterus) White-headed Ste···

Tachyeres brachypterus

Tachyeres brachypterus

Tachyeres brachypterus,Falkland Steamerduck

The Falkland Steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus) is a social duck of the fa···

Stictonetta naevosa

Stictonetta naevosa

Stictonetta naevosa,Freckled Duck,Canvasback,Oatmeal Duck,Speckled Duck, Diamantina Duck

Australian spotted duck (Stictonetta naevosa; Freckled Duck, Canvasback, Oat···

King Eider

King Eider

King Eider,Somateria spectabilis

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis), no subspecies.King Eider ducks are the l···

Somateria mollissima

Somateria mollissima

Somateria mollissima,Common Eider

The Eider duck (Somateria mollissima) is known as Common Eider and has six s···