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Birds are advanced vertebrates that are adapted to life on land and in the air. Birds are classified into six categories: waterfowl, wading birds, climbing birds, land birds, birds of prey, 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.

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Pterocles lichtensteiniiLC

Pterocles lichtensteinii

Pterocles lichtensteinii,Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Its scientific name is Pterocles lichtensteinii, and its foreign name is Lichtenstein' s Sandgrouse, whose specific habits are···

Pterocles personatusLC

Pterocles personatus

Pterocles personatus,Madagascar Sandgrouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Its scientific name is Pterocles personatus and its foreign name is Madagascar Sandgrouse.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild ···

Pterocles coronatusLC

Pterocles coronatus

Pterocles coronatus,Crowned Sandgrouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Its scientific name is Pterocles coronatus and its foreign name is Crowned Sandgrouse.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat···

Yellow-throatedLC

Yellow-throated

Yellow-throated Sandgrouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Yellow-throated Sandgrouse is Pterocles gutturalis and yellow-throated sandgrouse.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat···

Pterocles senegallusLC

Pterocles senegallus

Pterocles senegallus,Spotted Sandgrouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

斑沙鸡学名Pterocles senegallus,外文名Spotted Sandgrouse,具体习性不详。保护野生动物,杜绝野味。维护生态平衡,人人有责!

Pterocles exustusLC

Pterocles exustus

Pterocles exustus

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Pterocles exustus (Pterocles exustus) is a medium-sized bird with a beak similar to that of a domestic chicken. Specific habits ar···

Pterocles namaquaLC

Pterocles namaqua

Pterocles namaqua,Namaqua Sandgrouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Its scientific name is Pterocles namaqua and its foreign name is Namaqua Sandgrouse.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.M···

Pterocles alchataLC

Pterocles alchata

Pterocles alchata

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Pterocles alchata, or Pterocles alchata, lives in flat, dry areas, and the delicate markings on its feathers protect it from sand,···

Syrrhaptes tibetanusLC

Syrrhaptes tibetanus

Syrrhaptes tibetanus

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Syrrhaptes tibetanus (Syrrhaptes tibetanus) has no subspecies.Tibetan sandgrouse often move in small groups, sometimes hundreds of···

Syrrhaptes paradoxusLC

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Syrrhaptes paradoxus,Pallas's Sandgrouse

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Feather-legged sandfowl (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) Foreign name Pallas' s Sandgrouse, no subspecies.When a sandgrouse walks, its b···

Numida meleagrisLC

Numida meleagris

Numida meleagris,Helmeted Guineafowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) has nine subspecies.Helmeted beaded chickens are land birds and prefer to live in group···

Guttera verreauxiLC

Guttera verreauxi

Guttera verreauxi,Western Crested Guineafowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Western Crested Guineafowl (Guttera verreauxi), no subspecies.The West African crested chicken is omnivorous. Plant foods include ···

Guttera pucheraniLC

Guttera pucherani

Guttera pucherani,Eastern Crested Guineafowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Eastern Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) has three subspecies.East African crested chicken omnivorous. Plant foods inclu···

Guttera plumiferaLC

Guttera plumifera

Guttera plumifera,Plumed Guineafowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Central African crested Guineafowl (Guttera plumifera) is known as the Plumed Guineafowl and has two subspecies.Listed on the ···

Guttera edouardiLC

Guttera edouardi

Guttera edouardi,Southern Crested Guineafowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Guttera edouardi, also known as the Southern Crested Guineafowl, was once a subspecies of the East African Crested Guineafowl ···

Agelastes nigerLC

Agelastes niger

Agelastes niger,Black Guineafowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Black Guineafowl (scientific name: Agelastes niger) has no subspecies.The chicken's diet is mainly insect-based, including···

Agelastes meleagridesLC

Agelastes meleagrides

Agelastes meleagrides,White-breasted Guineafowl

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The White-breasted Guineafowl, known as the Agelastes meleagrides or White-breasted Guineafowl, usually lives in small groups of a···

Acryllium vulturinumLC

Acryllium vulturinum

Acryllium vulturinum,Vulturine Guineafowl

Landfowl8-12years

Vulturine Guineafowl (scientific name: Acryllium vulturinum), no subspecies.Vulture chicken live in clusters, each group of about ···

Xenoperdix udzungwensisLC

Xenoperdix udzungwensis

Xenoperdix udzungwensis,Udzungwa Forest-partridge

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Xenoperdix udzungwensis is Udzungwa Forest-partridge, no subspecies. Specific habits are unknown.Listed on the International Union···

Tetraophasis caucasicusLC

Tetraophasis caucasicus

Tetraophasis caucasicus,Caucasian Snowcock

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Tetraophasis caucasicus, Caucasian Snowcock, likes to form groups, usually in small groups of 3-5 birds. In areas with high densit···

Tetraophasis caspiusLC

Tetraophasis caspius

Tetraophasis caspius,Caspian Snowcock

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Tetraophasis caspius, Caspian Snowcock, eats seeds and plants. During the non-breeding season, they form small colonies. The nest ···

Syrmaticus soemmerringiiLC

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The pheasant soemmerringii has five subspecies. It feeds on insects, roots, leaves and grains.Protect wild animals and eliminate w···

Synoicus ypsilophorusLC

Synoicus ypsilophorus

Synoicus ypsilophorus,Brown Quail

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Synoicus ypsilophorus (Brown Quail) has 10 subspecies. It is mainly active at dawn and dusk, and the call is loud. Feeds on seeds ···

Synoicus chinensisLC

Synoicus chinensis

Synoicus chinensis

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Synoicus chinensis has 10 subspecies, including Blue-breasted Quail, King Quail, and Asian Blue Quail.Blue-breasted quails are res···

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