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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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Garrulax sukatschewiLC

Garrulax sukatschewi

Garrulax sukatschewi,Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush

SongbirdNo verification information

Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush, no subspecies.Black-cheeked Laughingthrush often moves in pairs, mostly foraging in the leaf litter ···

Garrulax maesiLC

Garrulax maesi

Garrulax maesi,Grey Laughingthrush,Red-eared Laughingthrush

SongbirdNo verification information

Grey Laughingthrush is known as Grey Laughingthrush in English and has 3 subspecies.Grey Laughingthrush often hides in the dense u···

Garrulax taewanusLC

Garrulax taewanus

Garrulax taewanus,Taiwan Hwamei

Songbird10-12years

Taiwan Hwamei, no subspecies.Taiwan Hwamei males are very territorial, and the territory they occupy will not be invaded by males ···

Pterorhinus koslowiLC

Pterorhinus koslowi

Babax koslowi,Tibetan Babax,Pterorhinus koslowi

SongbirdNo verification information

The brown babbler's foreign name is Tibetan Babax, and there are two subspecies.The brown meadowlark and the speared meadowlar···

Babax waddelliLC

Babax waddelli

Babax waddelli,Giant Babax

SongbirdNo verification information

Giant Babax, also known as Giant Babax, has two subspecies.Except during the breeding season, Giant Babax often moves in small gro···

Schoeniparus variegaticepsLC

Schoeniparus variegaticeps

Pseudominla variegaticeps,Gold-fronted Fulvetta,Schoeniparus variegaticeps

SongbirdNo verification information

Gold-fronted Fulvetta is a species endemic to central and southern China.Gold-fronted Fulvetta was discovered and named by Mr. Ren···

Stachyris nonggangensisLC

Stachyris nonggangensis

Stachyris nonggangensis,Nonggang Babbler,

SongbirdNo verification information

Nonggang Babbler, with no subspecies.In 2004, Professor Zhou Fang of the College of Animal Science and Technology of Guangxi Unive···

Zosterops erythropleurusLC

Zosterops erythropleurus

Zosterops erythropleurus,Chestnut-flanked White-eye,White eyes, pink eyes, brown eyes, red eyes with white eyes, red eyes with pink eyes

Songbird6-12years

Chestnut-flanked White-eye, no subspecies.Chestnut-flanked White-eye often moves alone, in pairs or in small groups. They like to ···

Calamornis heudeiLC

Calamornis heudei

Calamornis heudei,Reed Parrotbill,Paradoxornis heudei David, 1872

SongbirdNo verification information

The Chinese Parrotbill is a rare bird species in China with 2 subspecies.The Chinese Parrotbill is a bird with great research valu···

Neosuthora davidianaLC

Neosuthora davidiana

Neosuthora davidiana,Short-tailed Parrotbill,Paradoxornis davidianus,Hanging mound parrot

SongbirdNo verification information

Short-tailed Parrotbill is a small bird of the Warbler family and Parrotbill genus. It has three subspecies.The similar species of···

Sinosuthora przewalskiiLC

Sinosuthora przewalskii

Sinosuthora przewalskii,Rusty-throated Parrotbill,Paradoxornis przewalskii

SongbirdNo verification information

Rusty-throated Parrotbill is a small bird of the family Oriole and the genus Parrotbill, with no subspecies. The Grey-crowned Parr···

Sinosuthora zappeyiLC

Sinosuthora zappeyi

Sinosuthora zappeyi,Grey-hooded Parrotbill,Paradoxornis zappeyi

SongbirdNo verification information

Grey-hooded Parrotbill is a small bird of the Parrotbill family and Parrotbill genus. It has two subspecies.The main difference be···

Sinosuthora conspicillataLC

Sinosuthora conspicillata

Sinosuthora conspicillata,Spectacled Parrotbill,Paradoxornis conspicillatus

SongbirdNo verification information

Spectacled Parrotbill, also known as Spectacled Parrotbill in English, is a small bird of the Warbler family and Parrotbill genus,···

Cholornis paradoxusLC

Cholornis paradoxus

Cholornis paradoxus,Three-toed Parrotbill,Paradoxornis paradoxus

SongbirdNo verification information

Three-toed Parrotbill, also known as Three-toed Parrotbill in English, is a small bird of the family Oriole and genus Parrotbill, ···

ulvetta striaticollisLC

ulvetta striaticollis

Mountain Tit Babbler,,ulvetta striaticollis,Chinese Babbler

SongbirdNo verification information

Mountain Tit Babbler, also known as Mountain Tit Babbler, has long been classified as a genus of the family Timalis.Mountain Tit B···

Moupinia poecilotisLC

Moupinia poecilotis

Rufous-tailed Babbler,Moupinia poecilotis,Chrysomma poecilotis,Baoxing owl, brown-tailed owl, stone-painted eyebrows

SongbirdNo verification information

Baoxing Babbler, also known as Rufous-tailed Babbler in English, is a small bird of the Warbler family and the genus Babbler, with···

Lioparus chrysotisLC

Lioparus chrysotis

Lioparus chrysotis,Golden-breasted Tit Babbler,Alcippe chrysotis

SongbirdAbout 3-5 years

Golden-breasted Tit Babbler, also known as Golden-breasted Tit Babbler, is a small bird of the Warbler family and the genus Babble···

Pycnonotus taivanusLC

Pycnonotus taivanus

Pycnonotus taivanus,Styan's Bulbul,Aconitum

Songbird5-15years

Taiwan Bulbul [bēi] is a medium-sized bulbul with no subspeciesTaiwan Bulbul is a resident bird. It is a typical forest-dwelling ···

Acrocephalus sorghophilusLC

Acrocephalus sorghophilus

Speckled Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus sorghophilus

SongbirdNo verification information

The Speckled Reed Warbler is a medium-sized reed warbler with no subspecies.The Speckled Reed Warbler is a summer migratory bird a···

Alauda arvensisLC

Alauda arvensis

Alauda arvensis, Eurasian Skylark, Sky Lark, Skylark, Alouette des champs,Alauda japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1848,Great pipit, sky pipit, lark, bird of paradise, alan

SongbirdAbout 10-15 years

Skylark is a small songbird with 11 subspecies.Skylarks often migrate in groups, usually no more than 10 individuals, and are gene···

Melanocorypha mongolicaLC

Melanocorypha mongolica

Melanocorypha mongolica,Mongolian Sky Lark

Songbird30-40years

Mongolian Sky Lark, a small songbird with no subspecies.Mongolian Sky Lark often moves alone or in pairs during the breeding seaso···

Mirafra javanicaLC

Mirafra javanica

Mirafra javanica,Australasian Lark

Songbird20-30years

The Australasian Lark is a small songbird with 16 subspecies.The song lark often moves alone or in pairs, and sometimes in small g···

Parus davidiLC

Parus davidi

Parus davidi,Rusty-breasted Tit

Songbird5-10years

Rusty-breasted Tit, a small bird with no subspecies.Except for the breeding season when they move in pairs, red-breasted tits usua···

Parus superciliosusLC

Parus superciliosus

Parus superciliosus

SongbirdNo verification information

White-browed Tit is a species endemic to China with no subspecies.White-browed Tit likes to form small groups, sometimes mixed wit···

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