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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.

Odontophorus hyperythrus

Odontophorus hyperythrus

Odontophorus hyperythrus,chestnut wood quail

chestnut quail, whose scientific name is Odontophorus hyperythrus and whose ···

Odontophorus guttatus

Odontophorus guttatus

Odontophorus guttatus,spotted wood quail

Known as Odontophorus guttatus and spotted wood quail, they are usually acti···

Odontophorus gujanensis

Odontophorus gujanensis

Odontophorus gujanensis,Marbled Wood-quail

Odontophorus gujanensis, Marbled Wood-quail, is usually active at dawn or du···

Odontophorus erythrops

Odontophorus erythrops

Odontophorus erythrops,Rufous-fronted Wood-quail

Odontophorus erythrops, Rufous-fronted Wood-quail, is usually active at dawn···

Odontophorus dialeucos

Odontophorus dialeucos

Odontophorus dialeucos,Tacarcuna wood quail

Odontophorus dialeucos and Tacarcuna wood quail are active at dawn or dusk. ···

Odontophorus columbianus

Odontophorus columbianus

Odontophorus columbianus,Venezuelan

Odontophorus columbianus, Venezuelan quins, are active at dawn or dusk and l···

Odontophorus capueira

Odontophorus capueira

Odontophorus capueira,Spot-winged Wood-quail

Known as Odontophorus capueira or Spot-winged Wood-quail, they are active at···

Odontophorus balliviani

Odontophorus balliviani

Odontophorus balliviani,Stripe-faced Wood-quail

Odontophorus balliviani, or Stripe-faced Wood-quail, is active at dawn or du···

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

Tacarcuna Wood-quail

Tacarcuna Wood-quail,Odontophorus dialeucos,Black-fronted Wood-quail,Black-fronted Wood Quail

Odontophorus atrifrons is a timid species and therefore one of the most diff···

Long-tailed Wood-partridge

Long-tailed Wood-partridge

Long-tailed Wood-partridge,Long-tailed Wood Partridge,Dendrortyx macroura

Dendrortyx macroura, Long-tailed wood-partridge, Long-tailed Wood Partridge,···

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Dendrortyx leucophrys

Its scientific name is Dendrortyx leucophrys, but its specific habits are un···

Dendrortyx barbatus

Dendrortyx barbatus

Dendrortyx barbatus,Bearded Wood-partridge

The Bearded quail (Dendrortyx barbatus) is bearded Wood-partridge and has no···

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Dactylortyx thoracicus

Dactylortyx thoracicus,Singing Quail

Singing Quail (Dactylortyx thoracicus) has 17 subspecies.Quails live in smal···

Cyrtonyx sallei

Cyrtonyx sallei

Cyrtonyx sallei,Spot-breasted Quail

Cyrtonyx sallei: Formerly a subspecies of the Montejo quail, it became a sep···

Ocellated Quail

Ocellated Quail

Ocellated Quail,Cyrtonyx ocellatus

Ocellated Quail (Cyrtonyx ocellatus), no subspecies.Quails are herbivorous b···

Cyrtonyx montezumae

Cyrtonyx montezumae

Cyrtonyx montezumae,Montezuma Quail

Colored Quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae) has five subspecies.Painted quails feed ···

Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite

Northern Bobwhite,Colinus virginianus

Northern Bobwhite Partridge (Colinus virginianus) is a small partridge with ···

Colinus leucopogon

Colinus leucopogon

Colinus leucopogon,Spot-bellied Bobwhite

Spot-bellied Bobwhite (Colinus leucopogon) has six subspecies.Male quail bir···

Colinus nigrogularis

Colinus nigrogularis

Colinus nigrogularis

The name Colinus nigrogularis is unknown.International Union for Conservatio···

Colinus cristatus

Colinus cristatus

Colinus cristatus,Crested Bobwhite

Colinus cristatus, Crested Bobwhite, is an insect eater. In spring and summe···

Callipepla squamata

Callipepla squamata

Callipepla squamata,Scaled Quail

Callipepla squamata is called Scaled Quail and has four subspecies.The quail···