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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.

Pauxi koepckeae

Pauxi koepckeae

Pauxi koepckeae,Sira Curassow

Sira Curassow (Pauxi koepckeae) was once a subspecies of the horned helmeted···

Mitu tuberosa

Mitu tuberosa

Mitu tuberosa,Razor-billed Curassow

Its scientific name is Mitu tuberosa and its foreign name is Razor-billed Cu···

Crestless Curassow

Crestless Curassow

Crestless Curassow,Mitu tomentosa

It is known as Mitu tomentosa and Crestless Curassow, but its behavior is un···

Mitu salvini

Mitu salvini

Mitu salvini,Salvin’s Curassow

The pheasant's scientific name is Mitu salvini and its foreign name is S···

Mitu mitu,Alagoas

Mitu mitu,Alagoas

Mitu mitu,Alagoas Curassow

The Alagosian Curassow (Mitu mitu) is a relatively large black bird.The Alag···

Nothocrax urumutum

Nothocrax urumutum

Nothocrax urumutum,Nocturnal Curassow

Its scientific name is Nothocrax urumutum and its foreign name is Nocturnal ···

Talegalla jobiensis

Talegalla jobiensis

Talegalla jobiensis,Collared Brush-turkey

Talegalla jobiensis (Collared Brush-turkey) has two subspecies.Brown collar ···

Talegalla fuscirostris

Talegalla fuscirostris

Talegalla fuscirostris,Black-billed Brush-turkey

Talegalla fuscirostris (Black-billed Brush-turkey) has four subspecies.The b···

Talegalla cuvieri

Talegalla cuvieri

Talegalla cuvieri,Red-billed Brush-turkey

Talegalla cuvieri (Red billed Brush-turkey) has two subspecies.Red billed Ca···

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle,Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Raptor LC

Bald eagles mainly live near coasts, lakes and rivers. They feed on large fi···

Megapodius reinwardt

Megapodius reinwardt

Orange-footed Scrub Fowl,Megapodius reinwardt

The pheasant is known as the Megapodius reinwardt or Orange-footed Fowl; its···

Tongan Scrubfowl

Tongan Scrubfowl

Megapodius pritchardii,Tongan Scrubfowl

The Tongan Scrubfowl (Megapodius pritchardii) is an omnivorous bird that eat···

Megapodius nicobariensis

Megapodius nicobariensis

Megapodius nicobariensis,Nicobar Scrubfowl

The Nicobar Scrubfowl (Megapodius nicobariensis) is a large and medium-sized···

Megapodius layardi

Megapodius layardi

Megapodius layardi,Vanuatu Scrub Fowl

Vanuatu Scrub Fowl is a genus of Megapodius layardi and Vanuatu scrub fowl. ···

Megapodius laperouse

Megapodius laperouse

Megapodius laperouse,Micronesian Scrubfowl

The Micronesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius laperouse) is a large and medium-sized···

Megapodius geelvinkianus

Megapodius geelvinkianus

Megapodius geelvinkianus,Biak Scrubfowl

Biak Scrubfowl (Megapodius geelvinkianus).The diet of the megacan is mainly ···

Megapodius freycinet

Megapodius freycinet

Megapodius freycinet,Dusky Scrubfowl

The common Megapodius freycinet, also known as Dusky Scrubfowl, is a species···

Megapodius eremita

Megapodius eremita

Megapodius eremita,Melanesian Scrubfowl

Melanesian Scrubfowl (Megapodius eremita).The diet of Melanesian megapods is···

Megapodius decollatus

Megapodius decollatus

Megapodius decollatus,New Guinea Scrubfowl

New Guinea Scrubfowl (Megapodius decollatus).The diet of New Guinea megapods···

Sula Scrubfowl

Sula Scrubfowl

Sula Scrubfowl,Megapodius bernsteinii

The Sula Scrubfowl (Megapodius bernsteinii) is a large terrestrial bird ende···

Macrocephalon maleo

Macrocephalon maleo

Macrocephalon maleo,Maleo

Macrocephalon maleo (Macrocephalon maleo) is the only species of the genus M···