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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.

Atitlan Grebe

Atitlan Grebe

Atitlan Grebe,Podilymbus gigas

The great Grebe, Podilymbus gigas or Atitlan Grebe, is a giant, almost fligh···

diceps taczanowskii

diceps taczanowskii

diceps taczanowskii,Junin Grebe,Junín Grebe,Puna Grebe

Peruvian Grebe (Podiceps taczanowskii) : Junin Grebe, Junin Grebe, Puna Greb···

Silvery Grebe

Silvery Grebe

Silvery Grebe,Podiceps occipitalis

Silvery Grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) has two subspecies.The silver grebe spe···

Podiceps major

Podiceps major

Podiceps major,Great Grebe

The Great Grebe (Podiceps major) is the largest loon in the Grebe family.Gre···

Podiceps grisegena

Podiceps grisegena

Podiceps grisegena,Red-necked Grebe

pit Grebe (scientific name: Podiceps grisegena) foreign language name Red-ne···

Podiceps gallardoi

Podiceps gallardoi

Podiceps gallardoi,Hooded Grebe

The Argentine Grebe, known as Podiceps gallardoi or Hooded Grebe, is not goo···

Podiceps cristatus

Podiceps cristatus

Podiceps cristatus,Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) has three subspecies.The earliest m···

Podiceps auritus

Podiceps auritus

Podiceps auritus,Horned Grebe,Slavonian Grebe

Horned grebe (pit) Podiceps auritus (foreign name Horned Grebe, Slavonian Gr···

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···