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Hynobius chinensis

Hynobius chinensis

Hynobius chinensis,Chinese Salamander

Urodela LC

Features:The head is relatively large, with the length of the head being greater than its width, and the back of the body and tail is almost uniformly black or brown-black.

The Chinese salamander (scientific name: Hynobius chinensis) is an animal of the Hynobiidae family and the genus Hynobius. It is an ancient species dating back 300 million years and developed in the same era as dinosaurs. In 1889, a foreigner named Günther first discovered it in Xuanchang, Hubei, a...

Hynobius amjiensis

Hynobius amjiensis

Hynobius amjiensis,anji hynobiid

Urodela LC

Features:The base of the tail is nearly round, gradually flattened backwards, the dorsal fin fold is low and obvious, and the tail tip is blunt. The skin on the back of the body is smooth, with a longitudinal skin groove from behind the eyes to the neck fold; there is a ridge groove in the center of the back.

Anji Hynobius amjiensis is an amphibian of the Hynobiidae family and Hynobius genus, and is endemic to China.Anji Hynobius amjiensis has very strict requirements for habitat and water. This species lives in the humus layer under the peat moss in the swamp and enters the puddle during the spawning se...

Gorsachius magnificus

Gorsachius magnificus

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

Wader LC

Features:It is listed as one of the 30 most endangered birds in the world. It is extremely rare and is known as "the most mysterious bird in the world."

Hainan bittern is called White-eared Night-heron in foreign language. It is similar in shape and size to a heron. It is a medium-sized wading bird with no subspecies differentiation.Hainan bittern is partly resident and partly migratory. They usually hide during the day and come out at night, especi...

Platalea minor

Platalea minor

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

Wader LC

Features:The forehead, throat, face, eye area and eye sockets are all black, and blend into the black of the mouth.

Black-faced Spoonbill is a medium-sized wading bird with no subspecies.The Black-faced Spoonbill looks very similar to the White Spoonbill, and they are often confused in the wild. It is slightly smaller than the white spoonbill, and its feathers are all snow-white. In summer, there is a long hair-l...

Plegadis falcinellus

Plegadis falcinellus

Plegadis falcinellus,Glossy Ibis

Wader LC

Features:Good at flying, with green and purple upper body

The Glossy Ibis, also known as the Glossy Ibis in English, is a dark chestnut ibis with a shimmering color. It looks like a large dark curlew and has no subspecies.When flying, the painted ibis stretches its head and neck forward, and its feet extend behind its tail feathers. It mainly relies on the...

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

Wader LC

Features:Known as the "Oriental Gem" among birds

The foreign names of Crested Ibis, Asian Crested Ibis, Japanese Crested Ibis, anciently known as Crested Ibis and Red Crested Ibis, Crested Ibis is a species endemic to East Asia, with no subspecies.The crested ibis is relatively solitary and quiet. It does not sing except when taking off. It often...

Pseudibis davisoni

Pseudibis davisoni

Pseudibis davisoni,White-shouldered Ibis,Oriental Black Ibis

Wader LC

Features:The sound when taking off from the ground is strange and characteristic

White-shouldered Ibis is called White-shouldered Ibis in foreign language. There are two subspecies of black ibis, and most of them are Burmese subspecies active in my country.The call of White-shouldered Ibis when taking off from the ground is strange and characteristic, especially in the breeding...

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Threskiornis melanocephalus

Threskiornis melanocephalus,Black-headed Ibis,White Ibis

Wader LC

Features:It is one of the world's endangered species.

Black-headed Ibis is a large wading bird.Black-headed Ibis usually moves in small groups, and sometimes they are seen alone by the water or on the grass. It is active during the day, and is silent when active. Usually, its calls are almost unheard, and it walks very lightly and calmly. When flying,...

Christmas Island Frigatebrid

Christmas Island Frigatebrid

Fregata andrewsi

Features:Not good at walking on land or swimming, and has a predatory feeding habit

The white-bellied frigatebird is also known as Christmas Island Frigatebrid. It is a tropical marine bird with no subspecies.The white-bellied frigatebird flies extremely fast and agilely, but is not good at walking on land or swimming. It mainly feeds in the air. In addition to being able to chase...

White Stork

White Stork

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

Wader LC

Features:The feathers are mainly white, with black feathers on the wings. The wings are long and wide, and can glide.

White Stork is a large wading bird, which is the common name for European white stork and Oriental white stork. There are three subspecies, namely: European white stork Central Asian subspecies, European white stork nominate subspecies, and Oriental white stork.White storks often move in groups exce...

Ciconia nigra

Ciconia nigra

Black stork, black stork, pot stork

Wader LC

Features:Beautiful body, bright color, agile movement, alert temperament

Black Stork is a large wading bird with no subspecies.The black stork is a migratory bird, but most of them stay in Spain, and only a few pass through the Strait of Gibraltar to West Africa for wintering; the populations that breed in South Africa do not migrate either, but only spread around after...

Painted stork

Painted stork

Mycteria leucocephala

Wader LC

Features:Beautiful feathers and graceful posture

Painted Stork is also known as White-headed Stork in English. There is no subspecies differentiation.White-headed Stork usually breeds in groups in water and bushes. It feeds by the waterside of ponds, lakes and rivers. It moves slowly. During the day, it often stands in one place for a long time wi...

Phoebastria albatrus

Phoebastria albatrus

Petrel, albatross, Short-tailed Albatross

Features:Do not approach ships, resident bird, non-migratory

Short-tailed Albatross is a large seabird with no subspecies.Short-tailed Albatross usually moves alone or in pairs. Smaller groups can occasionally be seen in winter or in places where food is particularly abundant. It is good at gliding and often flies over the ocean except during th...

Phoebastria nigripes

Phoebastria nigripes

Phoebastria nigripes,Black-footed Albatross

Features:Individual upper and lower tail coverings are white, and all other places are black

The Black-footed Albatross (footed Albatross) is a large seabird of the family Albatross of the order Petrel, footed.The black-footed albatross is very similar to the short-tailed albatross subadult, but the short-tailed albatross subadult beak and feet are not black, there are obvious white spots o...

Sterna aurantia

Sterna aurantia

Sterna aurantia,River Tern, Indian River Tern,Yellow-billed tern, Indus Tern

Features:The forehead of summer Yu is black with a green metallic luster, while the forehead of winter Yu is dark white

River Tern is a medium-sized waterfowl with no subspecies.River terns are resident birds. They often live alone or in small groups of 2-3. They fly frequently over rivers and rarely stop. Flying light and agile, slow and leisurely, between the green mountains and green water, after finding food, qui...

Thalasseus bernsteini

Thalasseus bernsteini

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

Wader LC

Features:It is the rarest of the gull species and one of the most endangered bird species in the world, with a global population of about 100

The Chinese Crested Tern is a medium-sized waterbird with no subspecies.The Chinese crested tern is a summer migrant in northeastern China and a winter migrant in southern China. Every year from April to September, these mysterious seabirds arrive at the Eel Beach wetland at the mouth of the Minjian...

Larus relictus

Larus relictus

Larus relictus,Relict Gull,angler

Features:The upper, lower and posterior edges of the eyes have significant white spots, and the neck is white; Back light gray; Waist, tail cover and tail feathers pure white

Relict Gull is a medium-sized waterfowl with no subspecies.In 1931, zoologist Ejnar Lonnberg, then director of the Swedish Museum of Natural History, wrote about a number of bird specimens collected in Ejin Banner, China, and referred to the surviving gull only as an Oriental geographic population o...

Larus saundersi

Larus saundersi

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

Wader LC

Features:Xia Yu has a black head, white star-moon spots above and below the eyes, and is extremely conspicuous on the black head

Black-billed gull Saunders' s Gull, medium water bird, no subspecies.It is said that during the late Tang Dynasty, the famous poet Li Shangyin kept five kinds of rare birds in his garden, one of which was a black-billed gull with a black head and beak and a prominent white semicircle behind its...

Tringa guttifer

Tringa guttifer

Tringa guttifer,Spotted Greenshank,Nordmann's GreenshankNordstrom's Snipe

Wader LC

Features:The mouth is thick, slightly upturned, and the feet are short, yellow, green, or yellowish brown

Spotted Greenshank is a small wading bird with no subspecies.The little greenshank is a rare traveler in China. Spring is more than March-April, and autumn passes through China during migration from September to October. It is often found alone at the water's edge, on sand or mud, and foraging....

Grus antigone

Grus antigone

Grus antigone,Sarus Crane

Wader LC

Features:The head, throat and upper neck are bare and featherless, with rough, grainy skin and bright red in color.

Sarus Crane is a large wading bird with three subspecies.Sarus Crane often moves alone or in pairs or family groups. In autumn and winter, it sometimes gathers in large groups of dozens or even hundreds of individuals. It is timid and alert. They mainly feed on fish, frogs, shrimps, lizards, grains...

Grus vipio

Grus vipio

Grus vipio,White-naped Crane, red-faced crane, white-crowned crane, native crane

Wader LC

Features:On the Korean Peninsula, the white-naped crane is seen as a symbol of peace.

White-naped Crane is a large wading bird with no subspecies.White-naped Crane mainly feeds on plant seeds, grass roots, young leaves, young shoots, grains, fish, frogs, lizards, tadpoles, shrimps, mollusks and insects. When feeding, they mainly use their beaks to peck, or use their beaks to first op...