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Wading birds

Wading birds are one of the six major ecological groups of birds, including Craniformes, Storks, Flamingos and Ploveriformes. They refer to those birds that are adapted to living near water (all are wetland waterbirds). They are birds One of the six major ecological groups. They often stand on one foot when resting and mostly obtain food from the bottom of the water, mud or the ground. Including cranes, storks, ibises, bustards, spoonbills, etc.

Egretta sacra

Egretta sacra

Egretta sacra,Pacific Reef-egret,Pacific Reef Heron, Eastern Reef Egret

Pacific Reef-egret is a medium-sized wading bird with two subspecies.Pacific···

Ardea insignis

Ardea insignis

Ardea insignis,White-bellied Heron,Imperial Heron

White-bellied Heron is a large migratory wading bird with no subspecies.Whit···

Gorsachius goisagi

Gorsachius goisagi

Gorsachius goisagi,Japanese Night-heron,Chestnut-headed Night Bittern, Chestnut-headed Tiger Bittern, Heron

The Japanese Night-heron is a migratory bird that breeds in Japan. Except fo···

Gorsachius magnificus

Gorsachius magnificus

Gorsachius magnificus,White-eared Night-heron,Hainan night bittern, Hainan tiger bittern, white-eared night heron

Hainan bittern is called White-eared Night-heron in foreign language. It is ···

Ixobrychus minutus

Ixobrychus minutus

Ixobrychus minutus,Little Bittern

Little Bittern, also known as Little Bittern in English, is a small wading b···

Platalea minor

Platalea minor

Platalea minor,Black-faced Spoonbill,Black-faced Spoonbill, Spoonbill, Spoon-billed Spoonbill, Spoon-billed Spoonbill, Little Spoonbill, Spoon-billed Goose

Black-faced Spoonbill is a medium-sized wading bird with no subspecies.The B···

Platalea leucorodia

Platalea leucorodia

Platalea leucorodia,Eurasian Spoonbill,Spoonbilled Heron, Spoonbilled Heron

The Eurasian Spoonbill is a large wading bird with three subspecies.The popu···

Plegadis falcinellus

Plegadis falcinellus

Plegadis falcinellus,Glossy Ibis

The Glossy Ibis, also known as the Glossy Ibis in English, is a dark chestnu···

Nipponia nippon

Nipponia nippon

Nipponia nippon,JapaneseCrestedIbis ,Crested IbisAsian Crested Ibis, Japanese Crested Ibis,,Ibis sinensis(synonym)、Ibis nippon(synonym),Crested Ibis、Asian Crested Ibis、Japanese Crested Ibis

The foreign names of Crested Ibis, Asian Crested Ibis, Japanese Crested Ibis···

Pseudibis davisoni

Pseudibis davisoni

Pseudibis davisoni,White-shouldered Ibis,Oriental Black Ibis

White-shouldered Ibis is called White-shouldered Ibis in foreign language. T···

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Threskiornis melanocephalus,Black-headed Ibis,White Ibis

Black-headed Ibis is a large wading bird.Black-headed Ibis usually moves in ···

Lesser Adjutant

Lesser Adjutant

Leptoptilos javanicus

Lesser Adjutant, also known as Lesser Adjutant in English, is a large and bu···

White Stork

White Stork

Ciconia ciconia,red-billed white, European white stork, western white stork

White Stork is a large wading bird, which is the common name for European wh···

Ciconia nigra

Ciconia nigra

Black stork, black stork, pot stork

Black Stork is a large wading bird with no subspecies.The black stork is a m···

Painted stork

Painted stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Painted Stork is also known as White-headed Stork in English. There is no su···

Synthliboramphus wumizusume

Synthliboramphus wumizusume

Synthliboramphus wumizusume,Japanese Murrelet, Crested Murrelet,Mérgulo japonés,Crested auklet

The Japanese Murrelet is a small seabird with characteristics typical of sma···

Chlidonias niger

Chlidonias niger

Chlidonias niger

The Black Tern has two subspecies. The call is a short, nasal scream called ···

Thalasseus bernsteini

Thalasseus bernsteini

Thalasseus bernsteini,Chinese Crested Tern,Sterna bernsteini,Crested tern with black bill

The Chinese Crested Tern is a medium-sized waterbird with no subspecies.The ···

Sterna bergiii

Sterna bergiii

Thalasseus bergii,Great Crested Tern

The Great Crested Tern has six subspecies.Large crested terns are resident b···

Larus saundersi

Larus saundersi

Larus saundersi,Saunders's Gull,Chinese Black-headed Gull,Samson's gull. Wandering gull

Black-billed gull Saunders' s Gull, medium water bird, no subspecies.It ···

Small Pratincole

Small Pratincole

Glareola lactea,Small Pratincole,

Small Pratincole is a small waterside bird with no subspecies.The plover oft···