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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.

Acryllium vulturinum

Acryllium vulturinum

Acryllium vulturinum,Vulturine Guineafowl

Vulturine Guineafowl (scientific name: Acryllium vulturinum), no subspecies.···

Xenoperdix udzungwensis

Xenoperdix udzungwensis

Xenoperdix udzungwensis,Udzungwa Forest-partridge

Xenoperdix udzungwensis is Udzungwa Forest-partridge, no subspecies. Specifi···

Tetraophasis caucasicus

Tetraophasis caucasicus

Tetraophasis caucasicus,Caucasian Snowcock

Tetraophasis caucasicus, Caucasian Snowcock, likes to form groups, usually i···

Tetraophasis caspius

Tetraophasis caspius

Tetraophasis caspius,Caspian Snowcock

Tetraophasis caspius, Caspian Snowcock, eats seeds and plants. During the no···

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

Syrmaticus soemmerringii

The pheasant soemmerringii has five subspecies. It feeds on insects, roots, ···

Synoicus ypsilophorus

Synoicus ypsilophorus

Synoicus ypsilophorus,Brown Quail

Synoicus ypsilophorus (Brown Quail) has 10 subspecies. It is mainly active a···

Synoicus chinensis

Synoicus chinensis

Synoicus chinensis

Synoicus chinensis has 10 subspecies, including Blue-breasted Quail, King Qu···

Synoicus adansonii

Synoicus adansonii

Synoicus adansonii,African Blue Quail,Blue Quail

African blue-breasted Quail (Synoicus adansonii) : African Blue Quail, Blue ···

Scleroptila whytei

Scleroptila whytei

Scleroptila whytei,Whyte's Francolin

White ring neck Partridge (scientific name: Scleroptila whytei) foreign name···

Scleroptila streptophora

Scleroptila streptophora

Scleroptila streptophora,Ring-necked Francolin

The ringnecked Partridge (Scleroptila streptophora) is Ring-necked Francolin···

Scleroptila shelleyi

Scleroptila shelleyi

Scleroptila shelleyi,Shelley's Francolin

Xie's Partridge (scientific name: Scleroptila shelleyi) foreign name She···

Scleroptila psilolaema

Scleroptila psilolaema

Scleroptila psilolaema,Moorland Francolin

The Highland ringnecked Partridge (Scleroptila psilolaema) is Moorland Franc···

Scleroptila levaillantii

Scleroptila levaillantii

Scleroptila levaillantii,Red-winged Francolin

The Red-winged Francolin (Scleroptila levaillantii) has three subspecies.The···

Scleroptila gutturalis

Scleroptila gutturalis

Scleroptila gutturalis,Orange River Francolin

The Orange River Partridge (Scleroptila gutturalis) is known as Orange River···

Scleroptila finschi

Scleroptila finschi

Scleroptila finschi,Finsch's Francolin

Partridge finschi (scientific name: Scleroptila finschi) foreign name Finsch···

Scleroptila elgonensis

Scleroptila elgonensis

Scleroptila elgonensis,Elgon Francolin

The Partridge Elgon Francolin (Scleroptila elgonensis) has no subspecies.Elg···

Scleroptila afra

Scleroptila afra

Scleroptila afra,Grey-winged Francolin

The gray-winged Francolin (Scleroptila afra) has no subspecies.The Partridge···

Rollulus roulroul

Rollulus roulroul

Rollulus roulroul,Crested Partridge,Perdiz Rulrul

The coronal Partridge (scientific name: Rollulus rouloul) Crested Partridge ···

Rhizothera dulitensis

Rhizothera dulitensis

Rhizothera dulitensis,Dulit Partridge

Dulit Partridge, Rhizothera dulitensis, was once a subspecies of partridge. ···

Rhizothera longirostris

Rhizothera longirostris

Rhizothera longirostris,Long-billed Wood Partridge

Rhizothera longirostris, or Long-billed Wood Partridge, is seriously threate···

Rheinardia ocellata

Rheinardia ocellata

Rheinardia ocellata,Crested Argus

The Crested Argus (Rheinardia ocellata) has two subspecies.The crested pheas···