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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.

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, ···

Ortalis leucogastra

Ortalis leucogastra

Ortalis leucogastra,White-bellied Chachalaca

Ortalis leucogastra, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fru···

Ortalis guttata

Ortalis guttata

Ortalis guttata,Speckled Chachalaca

The pheasant Ortalis guttata, or Speckled Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana···

Ortalis garrula

Ortalis garrula

Ortalis garrula,Cheatnut-winged Chachalaca

Ortalis garrula (scientific name Ortalis garrula) and Cheatnut-winged Chacha···

Ortalis erythroptera

Ortalis erythroptera

Ortalis erythroptera,Rufous-headed Chachalaca

Brown crested pheasant (Ortalis erythroptera) Rufous-headed Chachalaca, no s···

Ortalis columbiana

Ortalis columbiana

Ortalis columbiana,Colombian Chachalaca

The Colombian crested pheasant (Ortalis columbiana) has no subspecies Colomb···

Ortalis cinereiceps

Ortalis cinereiceps

Ortalis cinereiceps,Grey-headed Chachalaca

The crested pheasant is called Ortalis cinereiceps in Latin and Grey-headed ···

Ortalis canicollis

Ortalis canicollis

Ortalis canicollis,Chaco Chachalaca

Ortalis canicollis, or Chaco Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, coff···

Ortalis araucuan

Ortalis araucuan

Ortalis araucuan,East Brazilian Chachalaca

Eastern Brazilian Chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan), no subspecies.The Brazilian···

Horned Guan

Horned Guan

Horned Guan,Oreophasis derbianus

Some experts believe that the Horned Crested pheasant (Oreophasis derbianus)···

Highland Guan

Highland Guan

Highland Guan,Penelopina nigra

Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra), no subspecies.Crested pheasants spend a lo···

Penelope superciliaris

Penelope superciliaris

Penelope superciliaris,Rusty-margined Guan

Its scientific name is Penelope superciliaris, and its foreign name is Rusty···

Penelope purpurascens

Penelope purpurascens

Penelope purpurascens,Crested Guan

Penelope purpurascens, Crested Guan, likes to live in groups. Most of the ti···

Penelope pileata

Penelope pileata

Penelope pileata,White-crested Guan

The pheasant's scientific name is Penelope pileata, and its foreign name···