Prunella koslowi
Prunella koslowi,Mongolian Accentor,Desert Pipit,
Features:Chin and throat are smoky gray, with narrow white feather edges on fresh feathers, forming scaly spots on the chin and throat
The Helan Mountain Rock Pipit, also known as the Mongolian Accentor, is a small bird of the family Pyroptidae and the genus Pyroptera, with no subspecies.It is said that in 1893, a Russian biologist rode a camel from Ulaanbaatar to investigate southwestwards. When he arrived in the Alxa region, he d...
Niltava grandis
Large Niltava,Niltava grandis
Features:The difference between the female and the Rufous-bellied Flycatcher is that they have different body shapes and do not have a white neck stripe.
The foreign name of the large niltava is Large Niltava, and there are 4 subspecies.The large niltava often moves alone or in pairs, is bold, and is not very afraid of people. It is mostly in the undergrowth and small trees under the forest, and also frequently moves and forages on the ground. The ca...
Niltava davidi
Niltava davidi,Fujian Niltava,Fujian Flycatcher
Features:A small, brightly colored flycatcher.
The foreign name of the brown-bellied great flycatcher is Fujian Niltava, and there is no subspecies.The brown-bellied great flycatcher often moves alone or in pairs, and has the habit of running along thick branches. It is relatively quiet, often quietly resting on shrubs or young branches. When it...
Rhinomyias brunneatus
White-gorgetted Jungle Flycatcer,Rhinomyias brunneatus,Rhinomyias brunneata
Features:The eye circles are yellow; the wings and back are the same color, the first primary flight feather is very long, not shorter than half of the second one
White-throated Jungle Flycatcer is also known as White-gorgetted Jungle Flycatcer. It is a bird of the family Flycatcher and genus Jungle Flycatcher. Male and female birds are the same color and there is no subspecies.The outer edge of the primary flight feathers of the White-throated Flycatcher is...
Saxicola insignis
Saxicola insignis,Hodgson's Stonechat,Ho's Tree Rock Bird
Features:The male has a black upper body with large white wing spots, white upper tail coverts, white chin and throat, and the rest of the lower body is rusty red.
The white-throated stonechat is also known as Hodgson's Stonechat. It is a small bird of the family Flycatcher and the genus Stonechat. It has no subspecies.The black-throated rockfish (Saxicola torquatus), a similar species to the white-throated rockfish, is smaller in size, with black chin and...
Phoenicurus alaschanicus
Phoenicurus alaschanicus,Ala Shan Redstart
Features:A bird with a beautiful singing voice that can be seen in the wild
Helanshan Redstart, also known as Ala Shan Redstart, is a medium-sized redstart.Helanshan Redstart is very similar to the Red-backed Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus). Vauri (1959), Etchecopar et al. (1983) and de Schauensce (1984) believed that it was or may be a subspecies of the red-backed reds...
Tarsiger hyperythrus
Tarsiger hyperythrus,Rufous-breasted Bush Robi
Features:Similar to the red-flanked bluetail, it is not afraid of people.
Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, also known as Rufous-breasted Bush Robin, is a bird of the family Cyprinidae, similar to the Red-flanked Blue-tailed Robin.The call of the brown-bellied robin is duk-duk-duk-squeak; the song is a vague trembling zeew…zee…zwee…zwee. It breeds in southeastern Tibet and w...
Luscinia megarhynchos
Luscinia megarhynchos,Common NightingaleNightingale,Night Robin
Features:The tail is longer than that of other thrushes. The upper body, including the wings and tail, is brown, and the lower body is dirty white or yellowish white with no markings.
Xinjiang Nightingale is a small bird of the family Flycatcher and the genus Nightingale, with 3 subspecies.Xinjiang Nightingale is called "Nightingale" in English, because it is good at singing and is often heard at night. In literary works and Chinese-English dictionaries, this bird is of...
Luscinia svecica
Luscinia svecica,Bluethroat,Bluethroat, Bluegrass, Bluethroat, Bluethroat, Blue-throated
Features:The chin and throat are brilliant blue, with black horizontal stripes underneath
Bluethroat, also known as Bluethroat in English, has 10 subspecies.Bluethroat is timid and often runs short distances underground, stopping for a while, twisting or spreading its tail feathers from time to time. It likes to hide under reeds or low bushes, flying very low, usually only for short dist...
Luscinia pectardens
Luscinia pectardens,Firethroat
Features:The long sound is loud, beautiful and varied
The Firethroat, also known as the Golden-breasted Robin, is a species of bird in the family Firethroat, and is endemic to China.The Golden-breasted Robin hides in dense bushes and bamboo forests. It feeds on insects on the forest floor. Its tail often twitches.The long call of the golden-breasted ro...
Luscinia obscura
Luscinia obscura,Calliope obscura,Black-throated Robin,Blackthroat,nightingale
Features:No verification information
Blackthroat, foreign name Blackthroat, no subspecies.Regarding the taxonomic status of the black-throated robin, previous scholars such as Goodwin and Vaurie (1956), Zheng Zuoxin (1958), and Vaurie (1959) all believed that the black-throated robin was just a different color form of the golden-breast...
Calliope calliope
Calliope calliope,Siberian Rubythroat,Siberian robin, red-throated robin, red-throated robin, red-necked robin, robin
Features:The male has a red chin and throat, while the female has white
The Siberian Rubythroat is a songbird of the class Aves and family Flycatchers, with no subspecies.The Siberian Rubythroat is a migratory bird that breeds in the northernmost part of China in summer and migrates to the southernmost part of China in late autumn to spend the winter. It passes Qingdao...
Luscinia ruficeps
Rufous-headed Robin,Luscinia ruficeps
Features:The top of the head and nape are chestnut, the chin and throat are white with black edges
The Rufous-headed Robin is a very rare endangered species.The Rufous-headed Robin sings more in May. It is very good at singing. The song is loud and melodious, like other robins. The song is loud and powerful, with a heavy guttural sound, pleasant and intermittent, with a short interlude at the beg...
Cochoa viridis
Cochoa viridis,Green Cochoa,Green Thrush,
Features:A black and iridescent green thrush-like bird
Green Cochoa, also known as Green Cochoa, is a bird of the family Thrushidae in the order Passeriformes, with no subspecies.The Green Broad-billed Thrush often moves alone or in pairs. During the spring and autumn migration seasons, it also gathers in small groups of several or more than 10 individu...
Cochoa purpurea
Cochoa purpurea,Purple Cochoa,Purple Thrush
Features:A thrush-like bird
Purple Cochoa, also known as Purple Cochoa in English, is a bird of the genus Cochoa in the family Thrush family of the order Passeriformes, with no subspecies.Purple Broad-billed Thrush is quiet, timid and easily frightened. It moves in pairs or alone. It forages on the ground or among branches. It...
Turdus feae
Turdus feae,Grey-sided Thrush, Fea's Thrush,
Features:The sides of the throat, chest and flanks are slate gray with white eyebrows
Grey-sided Thrush is a medium-sized bird of the family Thrushidae and the genus Thrush, with no subspecies.The lower body of the Brown-headed Thrush and the similar species White-browed Thrush (Eyebrowed Thrush) is orange-brown, and the male bird's head and neck are grayer; the White-bellied Thr...
Sitta formosa
Sitta formosa,Beautiful Nuthatch
Features:The head and upper back are bright black with purple-blue short sedge-like patterns; the upper wing coverts have white tip spots; the lower back is blue; the lower body is chestnut red
Beautiful Nuthatch, also known as Beautiful Nuthatch in English, is a small songbird with no subspecies.Beautiful Nuthatch usually lives in pairs or small groups on the tops of tall trees in valley forests. They mainly forage for insects under large trees with dense branches and leaves, including be...
Sitta magna
Sitta magna,Giant Nuthatch
Features:They are active and good at climbing tree trunks.
Giant Nuthatch, also known as Giant Nuthatch in English, is a small songbird with two subspecies.The giant nuthatch has the same living habits as the general nuthatch, and is more active. It is good at climbing up the tree trunk for a short distance, and is also good at climbing down the tree trunk...
Sitta yunnanensis
Sitta yunnanensis,Black-masked Nuthatch
Features:The forehead is black, with a long black line extending from the eye to the shoulder, and a thin white eyebrow line above it. The contrast between black and white is very eye-catching.
The Mandarin pronunciation of Yunnan Nuthatch is [diān shī], and its foreign name is Black-masked Nuthatch. It is a small songbird with no subspecies.Yunnan Nuthatch mostly moves alone or in small groups, and sometimes mixes with other small birds such as common magpies. The habits are the same as...
Certhia tianquanensis
Certhia tianquanensis,Sichuan Treecreeper,Tree climbing bird,Certhia familiaris
Features:It is named "tree-climbing bird" because of its habit of climbing up tree trunks in a spiral shape.
Sichuan Treecreeper, also known as Sichuan Treecreeper, has no subspecies.In 1995, Professor Li Guiyuan of Sichuan Agricultural University, based on the results published in Tianquan and Dayi counties of Sichuan, proposed that the subspecies of the woodcreeper Certhia familiaris tianquanensis could...
Leiothrix lutea
Leiothrix lutea,Red-billed Leiothrix,Pekin Robin,Lovebird, red-billed jade, colorful lovebird, red-billed bird
Features:With its colorful feathers and melodious singing voice, it is one of the famous caged ornamental birds around the world.
Red-billed Leiothrix has 5 subspecies. Red-billed Leiothrix is a resident bird. Except for the breeding period, it usually moves in pairs or alone. In other seasons, it usually moves in small groups of 3-5 or more than 10, and sometimes it also moves in mixed groups with other small birds. It...