Yellow and Black Butterfly Identification: 7 Common Species
If you have spotted a large yellow and black butterfly, there is a good chance you are looking at a swallowtail—but several North American species can appear surprisingly similar at first glance.The fastest way to identify one is not to look at color alone. Pay attention to black stripes versus yel...
20 Common and Unusual Types of Flies (With Images)｜Fly Species Identification Guide
Flies are diverse insects in the order Diptera. While most people are familiar with the housefly, there are many other types of flies with distinct appearances and habits. Some feed on plants, some on decaying matter, and others even drink blood. In this article, you’ll discover 20 common and notab...
Acrocephalus agricola
The rice field reed warbler is a small bird with similar plumage for males and females. It often moves alone or in pairs. It also moves in groups during the migration period. It moves quickly and swiftly between the branches of shrubs or grass stems, and occasionally jumps to the top of shrubs or gr...
Acrocephalus concinens
Blunt-winged reed warbler (scientific name: Acrocephalus concinens) is a bird of the family Acrocephalus. In mainland China, it is distributed in Hebei, Shaanxi, Hubei, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Fujian, Guangdong and other places. The type locality of this specie...
Niltava grandis
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
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-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
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
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
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
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
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
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...