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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.

Pternistis natalensis

Pternistis natalensis

Pternistis natalensis,Natal Francolin

Natal Francolin (Pternistis natalensis) has two subspecies.The Natal colored···

Pternistis leucoscepus

Pternistis leucoscepus

Pternistis leucoscepus,Yellow-necked Francolin

Yellow-necked Francolin (Pternistis leucoscepus), no subspecies.Sedge tubers···

Jackson's Francolin

Jackson's Francolin

Jackson's Francolin,Pternistis jacksoni

Kenya colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis jacksoni) foreign name ···

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Pternistis icterorhynchus

Pternistis icterorhynchus,Heuglin's Francolin

Yellow beak colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis icterorhynchus) f···

francolinus hildebrandti

francolinus hildebrandti

francolinus hildebrandti,Hildebrandt's Francolin

francolinushildebrandti (scientific name: Francolinus Hildebrandti) foreign ···

Pternistis harwoodi

Pternistis harwoodi

Pternistis harwoodi,Harwood's Francolin

Hai's colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis harwoodi) foreign n···

Pternistis hartlaubi

Pternistis hartlaubi

Pternistis hartlaubi,Hartlaub's Francolin

Hartlaub (scientific name: Pternistis hartlaubi) foreign name Hartlaub' ···

Pternistis griseostriatus

Pternistis griseostriatus

Pternistis griseostriatus,Grey-striped Francolin

The Grey-striped Francolin (Pternistis griseostriatus) has no subspecies.The···

Pternistis erckelii

Pternistis erckelii

Pternistis erckelii,Erckel's Francolin

Brown top colored partridge (scientific name: Pternistis erckelii) foreign n···

Pternistis clappertoni

Pternistis clappertoni

Pternistis clappertoni,Clapperton's Francolin

The red-orbital colored Partridge (scientific name: Pternistis clappertoni) ···

Pternistis castaneicollis

Pternistis castaneicollis

Pternistis castaneicollis,Chestnut-naped Francolin

Chestnut-naped Francolin (Pternistis castaneicollis) has three subspecies.Th···

Pternistis capensis

Pternistis capensis

Pternistis capensis,Cape Francolin

South African colored partridge (Pternistis capensis) foreign name Cape Fran···

Pternistis camerunensis

Pternistis camerunensis

Pternistis camerunensis,Cameroon Francolin

The camerunensis species is Cameroon Francolin (Pternistis camerunensis), wi···

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Pternistis bicalcaratus

Pternistis bicalcaratus,Double-spurred Francolin

The Double-spurred Francolin (Pternistis bicalcaratus) has three subspecies.···

Pternistis atrifrons

Pternistis atrifrons

Pternistis atrifrons,Black-fronted Francolin

The Black-fronted colored partridge (Pternistis atrifrons) is known as black···

Pternistis ahantensis

Pternistis ahantensis

Pternistis ahantensis,Ahanta Francolin

The brown top coloured partridge (Pternistis ahantensis) is known as Ahanta ···

Pternistis afer

Pternistis afer

Pternistis afer,Red-necked Francolin

The red-throated colored partridge (Pternistis afer) is known as Red-necked ···

Pternistis adspersus

Pternistis adspersus

Pternistis adspersus,Red-billed Francolin

The Red-billed Francolin (Pternistis adspersus) has two subspecies. It's···

Polyplectron schleiermacheri

Polyplectron schleiermacheri

Polyplectron schleiermacheri,Bornean Peacock-pheasant

The Bornean Peacock pheasant (Latin name: Polyplectron schleiermacheri) is a···

Polyplectron napoleonis

Polyplectron napoleonis

Polyplectron napoleonis,Palawan Peacock-pheasant

Polyplectron napoleonis (formerly Polyplectron emphanum), also known as the ···

Polyplectron malacense

Polyplectron malacense

Polyplectron malacense,Malay Peacock-pheasant

The Malay Peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) is a medium sized pheasa···