Common Trade Bird Identification Manual

Author: China National
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: Birds are an important part of natural ecosystems, playing a significant role in maintaining ecological balance and enriching global biodiversity. There are over 9,000 bird species worldwide, distributed across various regions. They vary greatly in morphology and habits depending on geographic regions, species, gender, and age. With their beautiful and colorful feathers, melodious songs, and diverse body shapes, birds add vibrancy and poetic charm to our living environment,. This book includes 137 species (subspecies) across 18 families (subfamilies) of birds, listing common species in international trade in China, both wild and artificially bred. Using concise text and typical characteristic images, it introduces the morphological features, life habits, taxonomic status, and conservation levels of each species, enabling readers to quickly identify them. The primary purpose of compiling this book is to facilitate wildlife import and export management and inspection work for wildlife administrative departments at all levels, offices of the, and law enforcement agencies such as customs and public security at ports. This book can also be used for law enforcement training, public education, and scientific popularization. It is hoped that the publication of this book will contribute to strengthening the management of bird trade in China, fully implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and promoting the healthy development of bird conservation and management work in the country.