Songbirds

Sinosuthora przewalskii,Rusty-throated Parrotbill,Paradoxornis przewalskii

Features：The grey feathers on the top of the head and the rest of the body contrast sharply with the reddish-brown forehead, eyeliner and brows, hence the name.

Rusty-throated Parrotbill is a small bird of the family Oriole and the genus Parrotbill, with no subspecies. The Grey-crowned Parrotbill was named by Berezovsky and Bianco in 1891 based on the specimens collected by the Russian Central Asian Expedition in southern Gansu Pro...

Sinosuthora zappeyi,Grey-hooded Parrotbill,Paradoxornis zappeyi

Features：The beak is short, thick, and yellow, like a parrot's beak. The top of the head has a short, dark gray crest and white eye circles.

Grey-hooded Parrotbill is a small bird of the Parrotbill family and Parrotbill genus. It has two subspecies.The main difference between the two subspecies of the Dusky Hatchling is that the nominate subspecies has dark gray from the top of the head to the nape, a dark brown back, and darker plumage;...

Sinosuthora conspicillata，Spectacled Parrotbill，Paradoxornis conspicillatus

Features：The beak is yellow, short and thick, the top of the head to the back of the neck is brown with white eye circles, and the upper body is olive gray-brown

Spectacled Parrotbill, also known as Spectacled Parrotbill in English, is a small bird of the Warbler family and Parrotbill genus, with two subspecies.The difference between the two subspecies of the White-rimmed Woodbill is that the nominate subspecies has a darker body color, a thinner bill, and a...

Cholornis paradoxus,Three-toed Parrotbill,Paradoxornis paradoxus

Features：The beak is short and thick, like a parrot's beak, and the feet have three toes.

Three-toed Parrotbill, also known as Three-toed Parrotbill in English, is a small bird of the family Oriole and genus Parrotbill, with two subspecies.The main difference between the two subspecies of the three-toed parrotbill is that the Taibai subspecies has dark brown eyebrows, the upper body is m...

Mountain Tit Babbler,,ulvetta striaticollis,Chinese Babbler

Features：It is endemic to central China and southeastern Tibet.

Mountain Tit Babbler, also known as Mountain Tit Babbler, has long been classified as a genus of the family Timalis.Mountain Tit Babbler likes to live in small groups in thorny oak woods and forests, and migrate down in winter.Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wi...

Rufous-tailed Babbler,Moupinia poecilotis,Chrysomma poecilotis,Baoxing owl, brown-tailed owl, stone-painted eyebrows

Features：Active and likes to jump around in the undergrowth.

Baoxing Babbler, also known as Rufous-tailed Babbler in English, is a small bird of the Warbler family and the genus Babbler, with no subspecies.The similar species of Baoxing Babbler, the Golden-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense), has exposed nostrils, a brown head and upper body, white eyes and lowe...

Lioparus chrysotis,Golden-breasted Tit Babbler,Alcippe chrysotis

Features：The head is black, with a white central crown stripe in the center of the head, cheeks and ear feathers, and the chest and the rest of the lower body are golden yellow.

Golden-breasted Tit Babbler, also known as Golden-breasted Tit Babbler, is a small bird of the Warbler family and the genus Babbler, with 6 subspecies.The appearance and size of the Golden-breasted Sparrow are very similar to the Yellow-bellied Tit (Parus venustulus), but the Yellow-bellied Tit has...

Pycnonotus taivanus,Styan's Bulbul,Aconitum

Features：It is the county bird of Taitung County, Taiwan Province, China.

Taiwan Bulbul [bēi] is a medium-sized bulbul with no subspeciesTaiwan Bulbul is a resident bird. It is a typical forest-dwelling bulbul and belongs to the low-to-medium altitude bird. They usually move in small groups of 3-5 or more than 10, and in winter they also move in large groups of 20 to 30....

Speckled Reed Warbler,Acrocephalus sorghophilus

Features：The upper body is ochre brown, with faint vertical lines on the crown and upper back

The Speckled Reed Warbler is a medium-sized reed warbler with no subspecies.The Speckled Reed Warbler is a summer migratory bird and a traveling bird in China, and perhaps a winter migratory bird. Every year, it migrates to Hebei, Beijing and other places to breed in late May and early June, and beg...

Alauda arvensis, Eurasian Skylark, Sky Lark, Skylark, Alouette des champs,Alauda japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1848,Great pipit, sky pipit, lark, bird of paradise, alan

Features：The body shape and feather color are slightly similar to a sparrow, with a crest on the back of the head.

Skylark is a small songbird with 11 subspecies.Skylarks often migrate in groups, usually no more than 10 individuals, and are generally divided into smaller groups. Large groups of skylarks can be found in bad weather. It runs on the ground in groups, foraging for food and playfully chasing, occasio...

Melanocorypha mongolica,Mongolian Sky Lark

Features：It has a pleasant singing voice and is a famous caged bird.

Mongolian Sky Lark, a small songbird with no subspecies.Mongolian Sky Lark often moves alone or in pairs during the breeding season, but likes to gather in groups during the non-breeding season, especially during migration, often gathering in large groups, sometimes with hundreds or even thousands o...

Mirafra javanica,Australasian Lark

Features：The body feathers are mainly reddish brown, and the crown is brown with many black markings.

The Australasian Lark is a small songbird with 16 subspecies.The song lark often moves alone or in pairs, and sometimes in small groups. It is lively and often runs and jumps on the ground. Sometimes it flies straight into the air from the ground. When it reaches a certain height, it spreads its win...

Parus davidi,Rusty-breasted Tit

Features：Black head, white cheeks, olive brown upper body; chestnut brown belly

Rusty-breasted Tit, a small bird with no subspecies.Except for the breeding season when they move in pairs, red-breasted tits usually move in small groups of a few to more than 10 in other seasons. They are mostly found among the lower branches and leaves of the canopy and in the bamboo and shrubs u...

Parus superciliosus

Features：The white eyebrow lines are obvious, and the top of the head and chest pocket are black.

White-browed Tit is a species endemic to China with no subspecies.White-browed Tit likes to form small groups, sometimes mixed with warblers to feed in high mountain dwarf cypress trees and rhododendron bushes.The call of the white-browed tit: a noisy, crisp bell-like whistle, similar to the beeping...

Podoces biddulphi,Xinjiang Ground-jay,Xinjiang ground crow, Biddulph ground crow, sand magpie, desert bird

Features：Tail feathers white, but the two central tail feathers have black shafts

White-tailed Ground-jay is called Xinjiang Ground-jay in foreign language, and has no subspecies.White-tailed Ground-jay is a resident bird. It mainly runs, moves and forages in the desert on the ground. It often moves alone or in pairs, is good at running, moves quickly, and rarely flies except in...

Podoces hendersoni,Mongolian Ground-jay

Features：The body feathers are sandy brown, and the forehead, top of the head and back of the neck are black with a metallic purple-blue sheen.

The black-tailed ground jay is called Mongolian Ground-jay in foreign language, and has no subspecies.The black-tailed ground jay is a resident bird. It mainly moves on the ground, moves agilely, runs fast, and rarely flies unless in an emergency. Each flight usually takes a few dozen to more than 1...

Cissa hypoleuca,Yellow-breasted Magpie,Oriental green magpie, Indochinese green magpie, Indochinese green blue magpie

Features：The sound is varied and loud

Yellow-breasted Magpie, also known as Yellow-breasted Magpie, has 5 subspecies.Yellow-breasted Magpie moves in pairs or small groups, often making loud calls but rarely appearing. It preys on insects in the lower levels of the forest. It is a mixed species, and its food composition changes with the...

Cissa chinensis,Common Green Magpie

Features：The main feather color is grass green, with a wide black eye pattern extending backward to the back of the neck.

Common Green Magpie, with 5 subspecies.Common Green Magpie is a resident bird. It often moves alone or in pairs, and sometimes gathers in small groups of 3-5. It mainly feeds on insects such as Lepidoptera, Hymenoptera, beetles, locusts, and also eats small vertebrates. It mainly feeds on trees, but...

Perisoreus internigrans,Black-hcoled Jay

Features：Similar in shape to a crow but smaller, endemic to China

Black-headed Jay, no subspecies.Black-headed Jay usually moves alone or in pairs. When they move in pairs, they fly in a line in the woods, one in front of the other, not far from each other, and occasionally chirp to respond to each other. The chirping sounds like "ga-a, ga-a", with the f...

Dicrurus paradiseus,Greater Racket-tailed Drongo,Large drongo, long-tailed drongo, arrow-bearing bird

Features：Similar in appearance to the small disc tail, but larger in size

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo has 13 subspecies.Greater Racket-tailed Drongo is mainly a resident bird, and some are summer migrants, wandering elsewhere in winter. The Great Discus often rests on a solitary tree in an open space. Occasionally, it suddenly takes off, quickly chases the flying insects...

Dicrurus remifer,Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo,Small tennis ball

Features：The outermost pair of tail feathers is very elongated

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo has four subspecies.Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo often stays on the top of isolated trees for a long time, and sometimes suddenly flies up quickly to catch flying insects in the air, or fly through dense trees. It flies slowly, with the "disk-shaped tail" of the...