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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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Asio flammeus,Short-eared Owl,Night owl, owl, field cat king, short-eared owl, small-eared wood rabbit
Short-eared Owl, also known as Short-eared Owl in English, has 10 subspecies.Short-eared owls mainly feed on rodents, but also eat···
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Asio otus,Long-eared Owl,Northern Long-eared Owl,Strix otus Linnaeus, 1758,Long-eared wooden rabbit, with headset Elvis, tiger eagle, Biaomu rabbit, night owl, owl
The long-eared owl is called Long-eared Owl in foreign language, and there are 4 subspecies.The long-eared owl mainly feeds on rod···
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Ninox japonica,Northern Boobook,Northern Hawk Owl
The Japanese hawk owl, also known as the Northern Boobook, is a medium-sized owl with three subspecies.The Japanese eagle owl was ···
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Ninox scutulata,Brown Hawk-owl,Brown Hawk-Owl
The Brown Hawk-owl is a medium-sized bird of prey with 11 subspecies.Hawk-owls mostly roost in the tree canopy during the day, act···
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Aegolius funereus,Tengmalm's owl,Little Owl
The foreign name of the ghost owl is Tengmalm's owl, and there are 6 subspecies.Ghost owls mostly move alone and do not migrat···
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Athene brama,Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet, also known as Spotted Owlet, has 5 subspecies.Spotted Owlet often moves alone or in pairs, roosting in tree holes o···
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Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769),little owl,Little Owl, Owl, Owl, Owl Owl
The Little Owl with Vertical Stripes is called Little Owl in English. There are 12 (or 14) subspecies, of which 4 are distributed ···
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Glaucidium cuculoides,Asian Barred Owlet,Little Owl, King Cat Bird, Fox Training, Wandering
Asian Barred Owlet is a small owl with 8 subspecies.Asian Barred Owlet is a resident bird, mostly alone or in pairs. Most of them ···
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Glaucidium brodiei,Collared Owlet,Little Owl
Collared Owlet, also known as Collared Owlet, has 4 subspecies.Collared Owlet is a solitary species except during the breeding sea···
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Glaucidium passerinum, Eurasian Pygmy Owl
The Eurasian Pygmy Owl is a small bird with two subspecies.The Eurasian Pygmy Owl is mostly nocturnal, hiding deep in the forest d···
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Surnia ulula,Northernhawkowl,Dogchin-Ugel, Eagle Owl, Owl
The Northern hawk owl is a medium-sized bird with three subspecies.The Northern hawk owl can move and forage during the day, espec···
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Strix nebulosa,Great Grey Owl
Great Grey Owl is a large owl with two subspecies.Except during the breeding season, the Great Grey Owl often moves alone, flies q···
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Strix davidi,Sichuan wood owl,Hum, cat-bird, owl
Sichuan wood owl, also known as Sichuan wood owl in English, is a large gray-brown owl with no subspecies.The Sichuan Forest Owl i···
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Strix uralensis,Brown Wood-owl
Brown Wood-owl, also known as Brown Wood-owl, is a medium-to-large nocturnal bird of prey with 11 subspecies.Brown Wood-owl is usu···
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Strix aluco,Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl, also known as Tawny Owl, is a medium-sized owl with 11 subspecies.Tawny Owls often move in pairs or alone. It is noctur···
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Strix leptogrammica，Brown Wood-owl，Brown Wood Owl
Brown Wood-owl, also known as Brown Wood-owl in English, is a medium-sized bird of prey with 15 subspecies.The Brown Wood Owl is a···
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ketupa flavipes,Tawny Fish-owl
Yellow-legged Fish Owl, also known as Tawny Fish-owl, is a large owl with no subspecies.Yellow-legged Fish Owl often moves alone, ···
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Ketupa zeylonensis,Brown Fish-Owl
Brown Fish-Owl is a large owl with 4 subspecies.Brown Fish-Owl often moves alone, and sometimes lives in pairs in dense branches a···
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Bubo blakistoni,Blakiston's Eagle-owl
Blakiston's Eagle-owl is a large owl with two subspecies.The Hairy-legged Eagle Owl (Bubo blakistoni) was classified as Ketupa···
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Bubo nipalensis,Spot-bellied Eagle-owl
Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, also known as Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, is a large owl with no subspecies.The eagle owl mainly feeds on smal···
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Eurasian Eagle-owl,Eagle owl, eagle owl, horned owl, eagle owl, fish owl
The eagle owl is called Eurasian Eagle-owl in foreign language. It is a nocturnal bird of prey with 17 subspecies.Eagle owls usual···
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Bubo scandiacus，Snowy Owl，Snowy Owl, White Owl, White Owl, Snow Eagle
Snowy Owl, also known as Snowy Owl in English, is a bird of prey with no subspecies.The snowy owl is the provincial bird of Quebec···
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Otus elegan,Ryukyu Scops-owl,Elegant Scops-Owl,Okinawa Scops Owl, Ryukyu Scops Owl
The elegant scops-owl, also known as the Ryukyu Scops-owl, is a nocturnal bird of prey with four subspecies.The difference between···
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Otus sunia,Oriental Scops-owl,Common horned owl, Eastern owl
The Oriental Scops-owl is a small bird of prey with 9 subspecies.The Red Scops Owl is a resident bird. It usually moves alone exce···