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Phalacrocorax carbo

Phalacrocorax carbo

Great Cormorant,Black Shag,Cormorant,White-breasted Cormorant,Heron, river cormorant, water crow, osprey, 鷧 (pronunciation meaning), black ghost, black fish man

Wader LC

Features:The whole body is almost completely black with a green-brown metallic luster. During the breeding season, there are white filamentous feathers behind the head and a white spot on the lower flank. These characteristics disappear during the non-breeding season. The body feathers of young birds are brown. The iris is red, the beak is gray-black, and the feet are black-green.

The cormorant (scientific name: Phalacrocorax carbo), also known as heron, river cormorant, water crow, osprey, 鷧 (pronounced and meaning), black ghost, black fish owl, etc., is a widely distributed seabird of the genus Phalacrocorax. It belongs to the genus Phalacrocorax of the family Phalacrocora...

Ardeola grayii

Ardeola grayii

Indian Pond-heron, Indian Pond Heron, Indian Pond-Heron

Wader LC

Features:A medium-sized wading bird, usually hunched, with a body that flashes with contrasting olive and brown markings when in flight, and a pair of bright white wings. A short, thick neck and a short, thick beak of light yellow or brown. Legs are red. In summer, adults grow long frills on their necks. When taking flight, their white wings make them stand out. The Indian Pond Heron is very well camouflaged, often allowing people to approach before quickly flying away, which has led local folk to believe that the bird is short-sighted or has eye problems.

The Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) is a medium-sized wading bird, a small heron in the family Ardeidae in the order Pelecaniformes. It originates from the Old World, breeding in southern Iran, extending eastwards to the Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. They are widespread and common,...

Egretta novaehollandiae

Egretta novaehollandiae

Egretta novaehollandiae,White-faced Heron,White-faced Heron

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Features:The overall body color is bluish-gray, with white forehead and cheeks, hence the name white-faced heron. During the breeding season, the area between the beak and eyes of the white-faced heron is gray-black, but at other times it is light olive yellow. The white-faced heron has a long, straight, pointed beak, large and long wings, slender feet and toes, partially exposed shins, three toes in front and one toe behind, and a comb-like edge on the claw of the middle toe. Males and females are the same color, and the overall feather color is basically composed of three colors: pale, blue and gray. The forehead, crown, chin and upper throat are white, and the color of the crown is variable, and the white sometimes extends along the neck to the bottom of the neck. The color of the iris can be gray, green, dark yellow or cinnamon, and these changes vary from individual to individual.

The white-faced heron (Egretta novaehollandiae), also known as the white-faced heron, is a common bird found throughout much of Australia and Oceania, including New Guinea, the islands of the Torres Strait, Indonesia, New Zealand, and throughout all of Australia except the most arid regions.It is a...

Egretta picata

Egretta picata

Egretta picata,Pied Heron

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Features:The lower half of the face and upper chest are white, and the rest of the body is metallic blue-black. During the breeding season, there are white needle-like feathers under the neck. The iris is orange-yellow, and the beak and feet are bright yellow.

The spotted egret (Taiwanese white-necked black egret) (scientific name: Egretta picata) is distributed in Sulawesi, Papua New Guinea, East Timor, Indonesia, coastal and sub-coastal areas of the northern monsoon region of Australia, and the Wallace region. In China, birds are only occasionally seen...

Ardea intermedia

Ardea intermedia

Intermediate Egret,Yellow-billed Egret。Plumed Egret,Mesophoyx intermedia、Egretta intermedia

Wader LC

Features:The middle egret is a medium-sized wading bird, characterized by its size, appearance, and behavior. The middle egret is slightly larger, with a thick, short beak that does not exceed the eyes, black legs and toes, and its neck shrinks into an S shape when flying. In appearance, the middle egret's beak and feet are always black, and its toes are yellow-green.

Ardea intermedia (scientific name: Ardea intermedia) is a bird of the genus Heron in the family Ardeidae, and its common name is the spring hoe. Egrets are large wading birds. The body is medium in size, 560~720 mm long, androgynous; the iris is yellow, and the mouth slit does not exceed the eyes, w...

Ardea alba

Ardea alba

Ardea alba,egret, heron, white floating bird, winter village, great white crane, white crane heron, white village, snow guest

Wader LC

Features:The whole body is pure white. During the breeding period, there are three rows of long and straight feathers with scattered branches on the shoulders and back, extending all the way back to the tail end. The beak can change color with the seasons.

The great egret (scientific name: Ardea alba) is a bird of the genus Egret in the family Ardeidae, order Stork. It is also known as Baizhuang, Gongzi and Baiwa. The feathers of the whole body are white; the eyes are yellow; the beak is orange-yellow (black during the breeding season); the neck has a...

Ardea purpurea

Ardea purpurea

Purple Heron、Purple heron, flower cellar horse, wood heron, long-necked heron

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Features:A large wading bird with the characteristics of "three lengths", namely a long beak, a long neck, and long legs.

Ardea purpurea is a species of heron in the Ardeidae family. It is also known as purple heron, commonly known as flower cellar horse, wood heron or long-necked man. It is a widely distributed heron. They breed in Africa, central and southern Europe, and the southern and eastern Palearctic. Populatio...

Phaethon lepturus

Phaethon lepturus

Phaethon lepturus、White-tailed Tropicbird, Long-tailed tropicbird

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Features:Smallest of three closely related seabirds of non-nesting tropical oceans and the smallest member of the order Phaethontiformes

White-tailed grebe (scientific name: Phaethon lepturus) is a bird of the genus Phaethon lepturus in the family Phaethonidae. It is commonly known as white-tailed grebe and long-tailed grebe. It is a tropical bird. Weighing 220-410 grams; body length 370-400 mm, plus extended tail feathers 680-990 mm...

Phoenicopterus roseus

Phoenicopterus roseus

Phoenicopterus roseus,

Wader LC

Features:It is similar in size to a stork, with a short, thick beak, a slender neck that curves into an "S" shape, and extremely long legs.

The Greater Flamingo is a genus of Flamingo in the order Phoenicopteridae, class Aves, phylum Chordata, with 1 genus and 6 species: about 80-160 cm tall, 130-142 cm long, and 2.5-3.5 kg in weight. It is a "lost bird" and is very rare. The Greater Flamingo has a high ornamental value, a gen...

Numenius arquata

Numenius arquata

Numenius arquata,Eurasian Curlew,Curlew

Wader LC

Features:White pinnacles serrated

There are two subspecies, Eurasian Curlew.It is a summer migratory bird in northeastern Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and Jilin, and specimens were collected in eastern Liaoning in April and May, and may also breed. Wintering in the middle and lower reaches of Yangtze River and southeast coastal prov...