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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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Synoicus adansoniiLC

Synoicus adansonii

Synoicus adansonii,African Blue Quail,Blue Quail

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

African blue-breasted Quail (Synoicus adansonii) : African Blue Quail, Blue quail, no subspecies. It was once a subspecies of the ···

Scleroptila whyteiLC

Scleroptila whytei

Scleroptila whytei,Whyte's Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

White ring neck Partridge (scientific name: Scleroptila whytei) foreign name Whyte' s Francolin, no subspecies.White-necked pa···

Scleroptila streptophoraLC

Scleroptila streptophora

Scleroptila streptophora,Ring-necked Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The ringnecked Partridge (Scleroptila streptophora) is Ring-necked Francolin, no subspecies.It gathers in small groups and flies v···

Scleroptila shelleyiLC

Scleroptila shelleyi

Scleroptila shelleyi,Shelley's Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Xie's Partridge (scientific name: Scleroptila shelleyi) foreign name Shelley' S. Francolin, there are 3 subspecies.The Par···

Scleroptila psilolaemaLC

Scleroptila psilolaema

Scleroptila psilolaema,Moorland Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Highland ringnecked Partridge (Scleroptila psilolaema) is Moorland Francolin, no subspecies.Highland ringnecked partridges are···

Scleroptila levaillantiiLC

Scleroptila levaillantii

Scleroptila levaillantii,Red-winged Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Red-winged Francolin (Scleroptila levaillantii) has three subspecies.The red-winged ringnecked partridge is a land bird and is···

Scleroptila gutturalisLC

Scleroptila gutturalis

Scleroptila gutturalis,Orange River Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Orange River Partridge (Scleroptila gutturalis) is known as Orange River Francolin and has four subspecies.The Orange River ri···

Scleroptila finschiLC

Scleroptila finschi

Scleroptila finschi,Finsch's Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Partridge finschi (scientific name: Scleroptila finschi) foreign name Finsch' s Francolin, no subspecies.The partridge is a la···

Scleroptila elgonensisLC

Scleroptila elgonensis

Scleroptila elgonensis,Elgon Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Partridge Elgon Francolin (Scleroptila elgonensis) has no subspecies.Elgon ring-necked partridges are usually grouped in pairs···

Scleroptila afraLC

Scleroptila afra

Scleroptila afra,Grey-winged Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The gray-winged Francolin (Scleroptila afra) has no subspecies.The Partridge is mainly active in the early morning and late aftern···

Rollulus roulroulLC

Rollulus roulroul

Rollulus roulroul,Crested Partridge,Perdiz Rulrul

Landfowl8-12years

The coronal Partridge (scientific name: Rollulus rouloul) Crested Partridge in English, Perdiz Rulrul in Spanish, no subspecies.Co···

Rhizothera dulitensisLC

Rhizothera dulitensis

Rhizothera dulitensis,Dulit Partridge

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Dulit Partridge, Rhizothera dulitensis, was once a subspecies of partridge. Specific habits are unknown.Listed on the Internationa···

Rhizothera longirostrisLC

Rhizothera longirostris

Rhizothera longirostris,Long-billed Wood Partridge

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Rhizothera longirostris, or Long-billed Wood Partridge, is seriously threatened by habitat degradation and hunting, and an importa···

Rheinardia ocellataLC

Rheinardia ocellata

Rheinardia ocellata,Crested Argus

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata) has two subspecies.The crested pheasant usually moves alone in its territory. They only co···

Ptilopachus petrosusLC

Ptilopachus petrosus

Ptilopachus petrosus

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Ptilopachus petrosus usually lives in pairs or small groups of up to four quails and feeds on grass and herb seeds, green leaves, ···

Ptilopachus nahaniLC

Ptilopachus nahani

Ptilopachus nahani,Nahan's Partridge

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Ptilopachus nahani, foreign name Nahan' s Partridge is a traditional bird in the pheasant family. As its other name suggests, ···

Pternistis swierstraiLC

Pternistis swierstrai

Pternistis swierstrai,Swierstra's Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Swierstra (scientific name: Pternistis swierstrai) foreign name Swierstra' s Francolin, no subspecies.The partridge is usually···

Swainson's FrancolinLC

Swainson's Francolin

Swainson's Francolin,Pternistis swainsonii

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis swainsonii) foreign name Swainson' s Francolin, there are 2 subspecies.The ···

Scaly FrancolinLC

Scaly Francolin

Scaly Francolin,Pternistis squamatus

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Partridge squamatus (Pternistis squamatus) has six subspecies, Scaly Francolin.Partridges are usually solitary. Feed on bulbs ···

Grey-breasted FrancolinLC

Grey-breasted Francolin

Grey-breasted Francolin,Pternistis rufopictus

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

The Grey-breasted Francolin (Pternistis rufopictus) has no subspecies.The partridge is usually solitary, becoming active only in t···

Djibouti FrancolinLC

Djibouti Francolin

Djibouti Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Pternistis ochropectus (Pternistis ochropectus) foreign name Djibouti Francolin, no subspecies.The partridge moves into more open ···

Handsome FrancolinLC

Handsome Francolin

Handsome Francolin,Pternistis nobilis

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Colorful partridge (scientific name: Pternistis nobilis) foreign name Handsome Francolin, no subspecies.Colourful partridges usual···

Pternistis natalensisLC

Pternistis natalensis

Pternistis natalensis,Natal Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Natal Francolin (Pternistis natalensis) has two subspecies.The Natal colored partridge likes to be alone. It feeds on plant bulbs ···

Pternistis leucoscepusLC

Pternistis leucoscepus

Pternistis leucoscepus,Yellow-necked Francolin

LandfowlNo textual research information is available

Yellow-necked Francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus), no subspecies.Sedge tubers were the main food, especially sedge plants, and the ···

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