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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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Otus scops,Eurasian Scops-owl,Eurasian scops owl, Common scops owl, Ulabaul-Ulba, night owl, cacophonous bird
The Western Red Scops Owl, whose foreign name is Eurasian Scops-owl, has 5 subspecies.In 2015, following a detailed review by Flin···
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Otus brucei,Pallid Scops Owl
Pallid Scops Owl is a small osprey with 4 subspecies.Pallid Scops Owl usually moves alone or in pairs. It is nocturnal and moves m···
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Otus semitorques,Japanese Scops-owl
The Japanese Scops-owl is called Japanese Scops-owl in English and has three subspecies.The Northern Scops Owl was once a subspeci···
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Otus lettia,Collared Scops Owl
Collared Scops Owl, also known as Collared Scops Owl, is a small bird with 5 subspecies.Collared Scops Owl is a nocturnal animal a···
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Otus spilocephalus,Mountain Scops-owl
The Yellow-billed Scops Owl is a small bird with 8 subspecies.The Yellow-billed Scops Owl is a resident bird. It is nocturnal and ···
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Buteo refectus,Himalayan Buzzard,Buteo buteo burmanicus Hume, 1875,Buteo japonicus refectus Portenko, 1935,Buteo refectus Portenko, 1935,Buteo buteo refectus Portenko, 1935
Himalayan Buzzard, also known as Himalayan Buzzard in English, is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.The scientific na···
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Buteo japonicus,Eastern Buzzard,Japanese buzzard, East Asian buzzard
Common buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with three subspecies.Common buzzards are lighter and have fewer feathers on their t···
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Buteo hemilasius,Upland Buzzard,Leopard, egret leopard
The Upland Buzzard is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.The Upland Buzzard is mainly a resident bird, and some are migratory···
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Buteo lagopus,Rough-legged Buzzard, Snow Leopard, Hairy-footed Buzzard
Rough-legged Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with 4 subspecies.Rough-legged Buzzard is a migratory bird. It is mostly solit···
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Butastur indicus,Grey-faced Buzzard,Gray-faced hawk, Gray-faced hawk, Gray-faced buzzard
Grey-faced Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.Grey-faced Buzzard often acts alone and only forms groups dur···
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Butastur liventer,Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle
Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle, foreign name Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle, no subspecies.Rufous-winged Buzzard Eagle often stands on t···
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Butastur teesa,White-eyed Buzzard,
White-eyed Buzzard is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.White-eyed Buzzards are mostly solitary, alert, and have shar···
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Icthyophaga humilis,Lesser Fish-eagle,Small fish sculpture,Haliaeetus humilis (Müller & Schlegel, 1841),Pigarguillo Menor,Falco humilis Muller & Schlegel, 1841,Ichthyophaga humilis (Müller &am
Lesser Fish-eagle, also known as the Lesser Fish-eagle, is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.The Lesser Fish-eagle is an occ···
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Haliaeetus pelagicus,Aquila pelagica,Stellers Sea Eagle,Steller's eagle, sea eagle, golden eagle
Stellers Sea Eagle, also known as Stellers Sea Eagle in English, is a large bird of prey with two subspecies.The Steller's Sea···
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Haliaeetus leucoryphus,Pallas's Fish Eagle,Band-tailed Fish-eagle ,Pallas's Fish-eagle Pallas's Sea-eagle,Black Eagle, Jade
Pallas's Fish Eagle is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.Pallas's Fish Eagle lives in open areas with lakes, rivers ···
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Haliaeetus leucogaster （Gmelin, 1788）,White-bellied Sea Eagle,White-bellied Eagle, White-tailed Eagle
White-bellied Sea Eagle is a large bird of prey with no subspecies.White-bellied Sea Eagle usually flies alone or in pairs along t···
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Haliastur indus,Brahminy Kite,Red Eagle, Red Eagle
Brahminy Kite is a medium-sized bird of prey with four subspecies in the world.Brahminy Kite usually migrates in spring from March···
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Milvus migrans,Black Kite,Falco migrans Boddaert, 1783,Milvus lineatus (J.E. Gray, 1831),kite,glede
Black Kite [hēi yuān] is a medium-sized bird of prey with 5 subspecies.The black kite (Milvus migrans) was divided into "bl···
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Circus pygargus,Montagu's Harrier
Montagu's Harrier is a bird with no subspecies.Montagu's Harrier is a bird that often moves alone or in pairs. Most of the···
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Circus melanoleucos,Pied Harrier,Magpie hawk, magpie hawk, black-and-white hawk, buzzard
Pied Harrier is a medium-sized bird of prey with no subspecies.Pied Harrier is a summer migratory bird in Northeast China and a wi···
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Circus macrourus,Pallid Harrier,Pale Harrier,Steppe Eagle, White-tailed Harrier, Marsh Harrier, Marsh Buzzard
The foreign name of the grassland harrier is Pallid Harrier, and there is no subspecies.The steppe harrier often flies in the air,···
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Circus cyaneus,Hen Harrier,Gray Harrier, Gray Hawk, White-clawed Harrier, Gray Harrier, Chicken Bird
The white-tailed harrier, also known as Hen Harrier, is a medium-sized bird of prey with two subspecies.The white-tailed harrier i···
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Circus spilonotus,Eastern Marsh Harrier,Marsh Harrier, White Tail
Eastern Marsh Harrier is a medium-sized bird of prey with four subspecies.Recently, studies based on molecular genetic evidence ha···
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Circus aeruginosus,Western Marsh-Harrier
The white-headed harrier, also known as the Western Marsh-Harrier, is a medium-sized dark-colored harrier with four subspecies.The···