List of Bird Species of China
in Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Mongolian
Contents
(List is based on Howard and Moore 2003)
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| NON-PASSERINES |
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Families |
Subfamilies |
Description in English |
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Phasianidae 1 2 3 |
 Tetraoninae
Perdicinae
Phasianinae |
Turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges |
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Anatidae 1 2 3 |
Dendrocygninae
Anserinae
Tadorninae
Anatinae 1 2 |
Ducks, geese, swans |
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Gaviidae |
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Divers or loons |
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Diomedeidae |
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Albatrosses |
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Procellariidae |
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Petrels, shearwaters |
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Hydrobatidae |
Hydrobatinae |
Storm petrels |
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Podicipedidae |
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Grebes |
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Phoenicopteridae |
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Flamingos |
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Ciconiidae |
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Storks |
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Threskiornithidae |
Threskiornithinae
Plataleinae |
Ibises and spoonbills |
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Ardeidae 1 2 |
Botaurinae
Ardeinae |
Herons, bitterns, and egrets |
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Phaethontidae |
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Tropicbirds |
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Fregatidae |
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Frigatebirds |
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Pelecanidae |
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Pelicans |
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Sulidae |
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Gannets, boobies |
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Phalacrocoracidae |
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Cormorants |
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Anhingidae |
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Anhingas |
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Falconidae |
Falconinae |
Falcons |
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Accipitridae 1 2 |
Pandioninae
Accipitrinae 1 2 |
Osprey, kites, hawks, and eagles |
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Otidae |
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Bustards |
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Rallidae |
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Rails, waterhens, coots |
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Gruidae |
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Cranes |
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Turnicidae |
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Buttonquails |
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Burhinidae |
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Stone curlews/Thick-knees |
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Haematopodidae |
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Oystercatchers |
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Ibidorhynchidae |
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Ibisbill |
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Recurvirostridae
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Stilts, avocets |
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Charadriidae |
Vanellinae
Pluvialinae
Charadriinae |
Plovers |
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Rostratulidae |
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Painted-snipe |
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Jacanidae |
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Jacanas |
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Scolopacidae 1 2 |
Scolopacinae
Gallinagininae
Tringinae
Arenariinae
Calidridinae
Phalaropodinae |
Sandpipers, snipe |
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Glareolidae |
Glareolinae |
Pratincoles |
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Laridae 1 2 |
Larinae
Sterninae
Rynchopinae |
Gulls, sterns |
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Stercorariidae |
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Skuas or jaegers |
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Alcidae |
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Auks |
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Pteroclididae |
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Sandgrouse |
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Columbidae |
Columbinae
Treroninae |
Doves, pigeons |
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Psittacidae |
Loriculinae
Cacatuinae
Loriinae
Psittacinae |
Cockatoos and parrots |
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Cuculidae |
Cuculinae
Phaenicophaeinae
Centropodinae |
Cuckoos |
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Tytonidae |
Tytoninae
Phodilinae |
Barn owls |
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Strigidae |
Striginae
Surniinae
Asioninae |
Owls |
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Podargidae |
Batrachostominae |
Frogmouths |
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Caprimulgidae |
Eurostopodinae
Caprimulginae |
Nightjars |
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Apodidae |
Apodinae |
Swifts |
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Hemiprocnidae |
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Treeswifts |
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Trogonidae |
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Trogons |
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Coraciidae |
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Rollers |
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Alcedinidae |
Halcyoninae
Alcedininae
Cerylinae |
Kingfishers |
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Meropidae |
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Bee-eaters |
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Upupidae |
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Hoopoes |
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Bucerotidae |
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Typical hornbills |
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Ramphastidae |
Megalaiminae |
Asian barbets |
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Indicatoridae |
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Honeyguides |
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Picidae |
Jynginae
Picumninae
Picinae
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Woodpeckers |
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| PASSERINES |
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Families |
Subfamilies |
Description in English |
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Eurylaimidae |
Eurylaiminae |
Broadbills |
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Pittidae |
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Pittas |
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Genera incertae sedis |
(Tephrodornis) |
Woodshrikes and philentoma |
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Artamidae |
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Woodswallows |
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Aegithinidae |
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Ioras |
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Campephagidae |
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Cuckoo-shrikes |
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Laniidae |
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Shrikes |
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Oriolidae |
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Orioles and figbirds |
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Dicruridae |
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Drongos |
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Rhipiduridae |
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Fantails |
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Monarchidae |
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Monarchs |
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Corvidae |
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Crows, jays |
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Bombycillidae |
Bombycillinae |
Waxwings |
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Paridae |
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Tits, chickadees |
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Remizidae |
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Penduline tits |
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Hirundinidae |
Hirundininae |
Swallows, martins |
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Aegithalidae |
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Long-tailed tits |
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Alaudidae |
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Larks |
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Cisticolidae |
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Cisticolas and allies |
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Genera incertae sedis |
(Orthotomus) |
Tailorbirds |
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Pycnonotidae |
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Bulbuls |
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Sylviidae 1 2 3 4 |
Megalurinae
Acrocephalinae 1 2
Phylloscopinae 1 2
Sylviinae |
Old World warblers |
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Timaliidae 1 2 3 4 |
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Babblers and parrotbills |
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Genera incertae sedis |
(Myzornis) |
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Zosteropidae |
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White-eyes |
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Irenidae |
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Fairy-bluebirds |
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Regulidae |
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Goldcrests/Kinglets |
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Troglodytidae |
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Wrens |
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Sittidae |
Sittinae
Tichodromadinae |
Nuthatches and wallcreeper |
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Certhiidae |
Certhiinae |
Treecreepers |
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Sturnidae |
Sturninae |
Starlings |
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Turdidae |
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Thrushes |
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Muscicapidae 1 2 3 |
Saxicolinae 1 2
Muscicapinae |
Chats and Old World flycatchers |
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Cinclidae |
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Dippers |
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Chloropseidae |
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Leafbirds |
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Dicaeidae |
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Flowerpeckers |
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Nectariniidae |
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Sun birds |
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Passeridae |
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Sparrows, snowfinches, and allies |
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Ploceidae |
Ploceinae |
Weavers |
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Estrildidae |
Estrildinae
Lonchurinae |
Waxbills, grass finches, munias, and allies |
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Prunellidae |
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Accentors |
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| Motacillidae |
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Wagtails, pipits |
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Fringillidae 1 2 |
Fringillinae
Carduelinae 1 2 |
Finches |
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Emberizidae |
Emberizinae
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Buntings, American sparrows, and allies |
Explanation of languages included in the Birds of China list.
