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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.

Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail

Gambel's Quail,Callipepla gambelii

Callipepla gambelii belongs to the family Callipepla, there are 7 subspecies···

Callipepla douglasii

Callipepla douglasii

Callipepla douglasii,Elegant Quail

The Quail's scientific name is Callipepla douglasii and its foreign name···

Callipepla californica

Callipepla californica

Callipepla californica,California Quail

Callipepla californica (California Quail) has eight subspecies.The quails fe···

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Tympanuchus phasianellus

Tympanuchus phasianellus,Sharp-tailed Grouse

The Sharp-tailed prairie Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) is known as sharp···

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

Tympanuchus pallidicinctus,Lesser Prairie-chicken

The Lesser Prairie-chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) has no subspecies.Th···

Tympanuchus cupido

Tympanuchus cupido

Tympanuchus cupido,Greater Prairie-chicken

The Prairie grouse (Tympanuchus cupido), also known as Greater Prairie-chick···

Greater Sage-grouse

Greater Sage-grouse

Greater Sage-grouse,Centrocercus urophasianus

The Sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), also known as Greater Sage-grou···

Centrocercus minimus

Centrocercus minimus

Centrocercus minimus,Gunnison Grouse

The Lesser sage Grouse (Centrocercus minimus) is Gunnison Grouse, no subspec···

Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse

Ruffed Grouse,Bonasa umbellus

The Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) has 15 subspecies.Shawl hazel chicken is···

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi

Tetrao mlokosiewiczi, the Caucasian black lyric chicken, is active in the mo···

Lagopus leucurus

Lagopus leucurus

Lagopus leucurus,White-tailed Ptarmigan

The White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucurus) has five subspecies.The winter···

Dendragapus canadensis

Dendragapus canadensis

Dendragapus canadensis,Spruce Grouse

The Fir-tree chicken (Dendragapus canadensis), also known as Spruce Grouse, ···

Dendragapus obscurus

Dendragapus obscurus

Dendragapus obscurus,Dusky Grouse

The blue Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), also known as Dusky Grouse, is a rel···

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Dendragapus fuliginosus

Dendragapus fuliginosus,Sooty Grouse

The Sooty Grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosu) is a relatively large grouse with ···

Ortalis wagleri

Ortalis wagleri

Ortalis wagleri,Rufous-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis wagleri, Rufous bellied Chachalaca, eats banana fruits, coffee berri···

Ortalis vetula

Ortalis vetula

Ortalis vetula,Plain Chachalaca

The Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula, eats banana fruits, coffee berries, an···

Ortalis superciliaris

Ortalis superciliaris

Ortalis superciliaris,Buff-browed Chachalaca

Ortalis superciliaris, or Buff-browed Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fru···

Ortalis squamata

Ortalis squamata

Ortalis squamata,Scaled Chachalaca

Scaled Chachalaca (Ortalis squamata), no subspecies.Like other pheasants of ···

Ortalis ruficauda

Ortalis ruficauda

Ortalis ruficauda,Rufous-vented Chachalaca

The juvenile Crested pheasant (Ortalis ruficauda) is Rufous-vented Chachalac···

Ortalis poliocephala

Ortalis poliocephala

Ortalis poliocephala,West Mexican Chachalaca

Ortalis poliocephala, also known as West Mexican Chachalaca, eats banana fru···

Ortalis motmot

Ortalis motmot

Ortalis motmot,White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis motmot, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, ···