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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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Luscinia svecicaLC

Luscinia svecica

Luscinia svecica,Bluethroat,Bluethroat, Bluegrass, Bluethroat, Bluethroat, Blue-throated

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Bluethroat, also known as Bluethroat in English, has 10 subspecies.Bluethroat is timid and often runs short distances underground,···

Luscinia pectardensLC

Luscinia pectardens

Luscinia pectardens,Firethroat

SongbirdNo verification information

The Firethroat, also known as the Golden-breasted Robin, is a species of bird in the family Firethroat, and is endemic to China.Th···

Luscinia obscuraLC

Luscinia obscura

Luscinia obscura,Calliope obscura,Black-throated Robin,Blackthroat,nightingale

SongbirdNo verification information

Blackthroat, foreign name Blackthroat, no subspecies.Regarding the taxonomic status of the black-throated robin, previous scholars···

Calliope calliopeLC

Calliope calliope

Calliope calliope,Siberian Rubythroat,Siberian robin, red-throated robin, red-throated robin, red-necked robin, robin

SongbirdNo verification information

The Siberian Rubythroat is a songbird of the class Aves and family Flycatchers, with no subspecies.The Siberian Rubythroat is a mi···

Luscinia ruficepsLC

Luscinia ruficeps

Rufous-headed Robin,Luscinia ruficeps

SongbirdNo verification information

The Rufous-headed Robin is a very rare endangered species.The Rufous-headed Robin sings more in May. It is very good at singing. T···

Cochoa viridisLC

Cochoa viridis

Cochoa viridis,Green Cochoa,Green Thrush,

SongbirdAbout 10-15 years

Green Cochoa, also known as Green Cochoa, is a bird of the family Thrushidae in the order Passeriformes, with no subspecies.The Gr···

Cochoa purpureaLC

Cochoa purpurea

Cochoa purpurea,Purple Cochoa,Purple Thrush

SongbirdAbout 10-15 years

Purple Cochoa, also known as Purple Cochoa in English, is a bird of the genus Cochoa in the family Thrush family of the order Pass···

Turdus feaeLC

Turdus feae

Turdus feae,Grey-sided Thrush, Fea's Thrush,

SongbirdNo verification information

Grey-sided Thrush is a medium-sized bird of the family Thrushidae and the genus Thrush, with no subspecies.The lower body of the B···

Sitta formosaLC

Sitta formosa

Sitta formosa,Beautiful Nuthatch

SongbirdNo verification information

Beautiful Nuthatch, also known as Beautiful Nuthatch in English, is a small songbird with no subspecies.Beautiful Nuthatch usually···

Sitta magnaLC

Sitta magna

Sitta magna,Giant Nuthatch

SongbirdNo verification information

Giant Nuthatch, also known as Giant Nuthatch in English, is a small songbird with two subspecies.The giant nuthatch has the same l···

Sitta yunnanensisLC

Sitta yunnanensis

Sitta yunnanensis,Black-masked Nuthatch

SongbirdNo verification information

The Mandarin pronunciation of Yunnan Nuthatch is [diān shī], and its foreign name is Black-masked Nuthatch. It is a small songbi···

Certhia tianquanensisLC

Certhia tianquanensis

Certhia tianquanensis,Sichuan Treecreeper,Tree climbing bird,Certhia familiaris

SongbirdNo verification information

Sichuan Treecreeper, also known as Sichuan Treecreeper, has no subspecies.In 1995, Professor Li Guiyuan of Sichuan Agricultural Un···

Leiothrix luteaLC

Leiothrix lutea

Leiothrix lutea,Red-billed Leiothrix,Pekin Robin,Lovebird, red-billed jade, colorful lovebird, red-billed bird

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Red-billed Leiothrix has 5 subspecies. Red-billed Leiothrix is a resident bird. Except for the breeding period, it usually moves i···

Leiothrix argentaurisLC

Leiothrix argentauris

Leiothrix argentauris,Silver-eared Mesia,Yellow-billed Jade, Colorful Lovebird

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Silver-eared Mesia has 9 subspecies.Silver-eared Mesia often moves alone or in pairs, and sometimes in groups, especially in autum···

Liocichla omeiensisLC

Liocichla omeiensis

Liocichla omeiensis,Omei Shan Liocichla

SongbirdNo verification information

The foreign name of the Gray-breasted Bush Babbler is Omei Shan Liocichla, and there is no subspecies.Deignan (1964) believed that···

Garrulax milneiLC

Garrulax milnei

Garrulax milnei,Red-tailed Laughingthrush,Trochalopteron milnei,Red-tailed Laughing Babbler

SongbirdNo verification information

Red-tailed Laughingthrush, also known as Red-tailed Laughingthrush, has 4 subspecies.Red-tailed Laughingthrush often moves in pair···

Garrulax formosusLC

Garrulax formosus

Garrulax formosus,Red-winged Laughingthrush

SongbirdNo verification information

Red-winged Laughingthrush has two subspecies.Red-winged Laughingthrush often moves in pairs or small groups of several individuals···

Trochalopteron elliotiiLC

Trochalopteron elliotii

Trochalopteron elliotii,Elliot's Laughingthrush,Garrulax elliotii (Verreaux, 1870)

SongbirdAbout 10 years

The orange-winged laughingthrush is also known as Elliot's Laughingthrush in English. It has two subspecies.In 2016, the Orang···

Pterorhinus berthemyiLC

Pterorhinus berthemyi

Pterorhinus berthemyi,Rusty Laughingthrush,Bamboo bird, Eight-tone bird

SongbirdAbout 10 years

The foreign name of the brown babbler is Rusty Laughingthrush, and there are three subspecies. Dickinson (2003) divided the brown ···

Pterorhinus courtoisiLC

Pterorhinus courtoisi

Pterorhinus courtoisi,Blue-crowned laughingthrush,Chinese Yellow-throated Laughingthrush, Blue-crowned Laughingthrush, Wuyuan Yellow-throated Laughingthrush, Blue-throated Laughingthrush

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Blue-crowned laughingthrush is a small-bodied bird of the family Timalis, with no subspecies.There are dozens of species of Laughi···

Pterorhinus chinensisLC

Pterorhinus chinensis

Garrulax chinensis,Pterorhinus chinensis,Black-throated Laughingthrush,,Dryonastes chinensisBlack-throated Laughing Thrush, Mountain Bird, Coral Bird

SongbirdAbout 10 years

Black-throated Laughingthrush, also known as Black-throated Laughingthrush, has 5 subspecies.Black-throated Laughingthrush is a re···

Ianthocincla ocellataLC

Ianthocincla ocellata

Ianthocincla ocellata,Garrulax ocellatus,Spotted Laughingthrush

Songbird9-11years

Spotted Laughingthrush, also known as Spotted Laughingthrush, has 4 subspecies.Eye-striped Laughingthrush often moves in pairs or ···

Ianthocincla maximaLC

Ianthocincla maxima

Ianthocincla maxima,Giant Laughingthrush,Garrulax maximus,Flower-backed Laughing Babbler

SongbirdAbout 12 years

Giant Laughingthrush, foreign name, no subspecies.The Great Laughingthrush is smaller than the similar species, the Eye-striped La···

Garrulax lunulatusLC

Garrulax lunulatus

Garrulax lunulatus,Barred Laughingthrush,Ianthocincla lunulata

SongbirdNo verification information

Barred Laughingthrush, also known as Barred Laughingthrush in English, is a medium-sized bird of the family Noctuidae and the genu···

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