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Birds

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.

Somateria fischeri

Somateria fischeri

Somateria fischeri,Spectacled Eider

The white orbital Eider (scientific name: Spectacled Eider), the foreign nam···

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Sarkidiornis melanotos

Sarkidiornis melanotos,Comb Duck

The Comb Duck (Sarkidiornis melanotos) has two subspecies.The lumped ducks o···

Salvadori’s Duck

Salvadori’s Duck

Salvadori’s Duck,Salvadori's Teal,Salvadorina waigiuensis

Decorative Duck (scientific name: Salvadorina waigiuensis) foreign names Sal···

Pteronetta hartlaubii

Pteronetta hartlaubii

Pteronetta hartlaubii,Hartlaub’s Duck

Hartlaub's Duck (Pteronetta hartlaubii) is a dark maroon duck found in t···

Plectropterus gambensis

Plectropterus gambensis

Plectropterus gambensis,Spur-winged Wood Goose

Plectropterus gambensis is a type of bird between geese and ducks, and is co···

Oxyura vittata

Oxyura vittata

Oxyura vittata

The South American hard-tailed duck (Oxyura vittata) is a typical social tea···

Oxyura maccoa

Oxyura maccoa

Oxyura maccoa,Maccoa Duck

The Maccoa Duck (Oxyura maccoa) is a typical social teal of the family Anati···

Oxyura jamaicensis

Oxyura jamaicensis

Oxyura jamaicensis,Ruddy Duck

The Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) has three subspecies.In addition to the ···

Oxyura australis

Oxyura australis

Oxyura australis,Blue-billed Duck

The Australian hard-tailed Duck (Oxyura australis) is a Blue-billed Duck, wi···

Nomonyx dominicus

Nomonyx dominicus

Nomonyx dominicus,Masked Duck,Oxyura dominicus

Nomonyx dominicus (Nomonyx dominicus) is a very typical social teal of the f···

Green Pygmy-goose

Green Pygmy-goose

Green Pygmy-goose,Green Pygmy Goose,Nettapus pulchellus

The Green Pygmy Goose (Nettapus pulchellus) is the smallest teal in the fami···

Nettapus auritus

Nettapus auritus

Nettapus auritus,African Pygmy-goose

Nettapus auritus (African pygomy-goose), no subspecies.The pachyptews often ···

Rosy-billed Pochard

Rosy-billed Pochard

Rosy-billed Pochard,Netta peposaca

The pink-billed Pochard (Netta peposaca) is a bird of the Anseriformes famil···

Southern Pochard

Southern Pochard

Southern Pochard,Netta erythrophthalma

Netta erythrophthalma (Southern Pochard) has two subspecies.Gray-billed duck···

Orinoco Goose

Orinoco Goose

Orinoco Goose

Neochen jubata (Orinoco Goose) rarely swims and is clumsy when flying. More ···

Mergus octosetaceus

Mergus octosetaceus

Mergus octosetaceus,Brazilian Merganser

The Brown Merganser (Mergus octosetaceus) is Brazilian Merganser, without su···

Merganetta armata

Merganetta armata

Merganetta armata,Torrent Duck

The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) has six subspecies.Scatter alone or in ···

Melanitta perspicillata

Melanitta perspicillata

Melanitta perspicillata,Surf Scoter

Melanitta perspicillata Surf Scoter, no subspecies.Each winter the seabuckar···

Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Malacorhynchus membranaceus

Malacorhynchus membranaceus,Pink-eared Duck

The red-eared Duck (Malacorhynchus membranaceus) is known as Pink-eared Duck···

Lophodytes cucullatus

Lophodytes cucullatus

Lophodytes cucullatus,Hooded Merganser

The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) has no subspecies.Mergansers li···

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos

The mountain blue duck has two subspecies, Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos.The m···