种 类 zhǒng lèi kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class 种 zhǒng seed / species / kind / type / classifier for types, kinds, sorts 物 种 wù zhǒng species 菌 种 jūn zhǒng (microorganism) species / strain / (fungus and mushroom) spore / spawn 古 人 gǔ rén people of ancient times / the ancients / extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis / (literary) deceased person 鸳 鸯 yuān yāng (bird species of China) mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) / (fig.) affectionate couple / happily married couple 树 种 shù zhǒng tree species 能 人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid 海 鸥 hǎi ōu (bird species of China) mew gull (Larus canus) 禽 类 qín lèi bird species / birds 白 鹤 bái hè (bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus) 喜 鹊 xǐ què (bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica) 八 哥 bā gē (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus) 白 鹭 bái lù (bird species of China) little egret (Egretta garzetta) 画 眉 huà méi to apply makeup to the eyebrows / (bird species of China) Chinese hwamei (Garrulax canorus) 鸿 雁 hóng yàn (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides) 苍 鹰 cāng yīng (bird species of China) northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) 麋 鹿 mí lù Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), species of deer native to China that is critically endangered 古 人 类 gǔ rén lèi ancient human species such as Homo erectus and Homo neanderthalensis 云 雀 yún què (bird species of China) Eurasian skylark (Alauda arvensis) 丹 顶 鹤 dān dǐng hè (bird species of China) red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) 秃 鹫 tū jiù vulture / (bird species of China) cinereous vulture (Aegypius monachus) 黄 雀 huáng què (bird species of China) Eurasian siskin (Spinus spinus) 寒 鸦 hán yā (bird species of China) Eurasian jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) 刀 鱼 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury 红 珊 瑚 hóng shān hú red coral / precious coral (Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral) 燕 雀 yàn què (bird species of China) brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) / (fig.) small fry 红 火 蚁 hóng huǒ yǐ fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), an introduced species in China 鹩 哥 liáo gē (bird species of China) hill myna (Gracula religiosa) 吸 虫 xī chóng trematoda / fluke / trematode worm, approx 6000 species, mostly parasite, incl. on humans 苍 鹭 cāng lù (bird species of China) grey heron (Ardea cinerea) 雉 鸡 zhì jī (bird species of China) common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 斑 羚 bān líng Nemorhaedus goral, a species of antelope found in Xinjiang 白 鹳 bái guàn (bird species of China) white stork (Ciconia ciconia) 大 天 鹅 dà tiān é (bird species of China) whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) 特 有 种 tè yǒu zhǒng endemic species 食 肉 类 shí ròu lèi carnivorous species 薇 wēi Osmunda regalis, a species of fern / Taiwan pr. [wei2] 鹗 è (bird species of China) western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) 蓠 lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori / arch. used for vanilla-like herb 鸴 xué various species of finch (old) 鳠 hù a species of freshwater catfish 莙 jūn species of water plant 兀 鹫 wù jiù vulture / (bird species of China) griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) 渡 鸦 dù yā (bird species of China) common raven (Corvus corax) 金 翅 雀 jīn chì què (bird species of China) grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica) 金 丝 燕 jīn sī yàn Aerodramus, genus of birds that use echolocation, a subset of the Collocaliini tribe (swiflets), two of whose species &ndash / Aerodramus fuciphagus and Aerodramus maximus &ndash / build nests harvested to make bird's nest soup 小 天 鹅 xiǎo tiān é (bird species of China) tundra swan (Cygnus columbianus) 绿 头 鸭 lu:4 tóu yā (bird species of China) mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 绿 孔 雀 lu:4 kǒng què (bird species of China) green peafowl (Pavo muticus) 灰 鹤 huī hè (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus) 雪 雁 xuě yàn (bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens) 斑 翅 山 鹑 bān chì shān chún (bird species of China) Daurian partridge (Perdix dauurica) 槟 子 bīn zi binzi / a species of apple which is slightly sour and astringent 火 冠 雀 huǒ guān què (bird species of China) fire-capped tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps) 秃 鹳 tū guàn (bird species of China) lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) 蓝 喉 仙 鹟 lán hóu xiān wēng (bird species of China) blue-throated flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides) 澳 南 沙 锥 ào nán shā zhuī (bird species of China) Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii) 频 危 物 种 pín wēi wù zhǒng endangered species 普 通 夜 鹰 pǔ tōng yè yīng (bird species of China) grey nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) 大 鸨 dà bǎo (bird species of China) great bustard (Otis tarda) 东 方 白 鹳 dōng fāng bái guàn (bird species of China) oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana) 黑 头 角 雉 hēi tóu jiǎo zhì (bird species of China) western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) 红 腹 角 雉 hóng fù jiǎo zhì (bird species of China) Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) 红 胸 角 雉 hóng xiōng jiǎo zhì (bird species of China) satyr tragopan (Tragopan satyra) 红 嘴 鸥 hóng zuǐ ōu (bird species of China) black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) 红 嘴 相 思 鸟 hóng zuǐ xiāng sī niǎo (bird species of China) red-billed leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) 灰 腹 角 雉 huī fù jiǎo zhì (bird species of China) Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii) 家 燕 jiā yàn (bird species of China) barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) 绿 尾 虹 雉 lu:4 wěi hóng zhì (bird species of China) Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) 煤 山 雀 méi shān què (bird species of China) coal tit (Periparus ater) 棕 尾 虹 雉 zōng wěi hóng zhì (bird species of China) Himalayan monal (Lophophorus impejanus) 外 来 物 种 wài lái wù zhǒng an introduced species 夜 鹭 yè lù (bird species of China) black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) 寐 龙 Mèi lóng Mei, dinosaur genus / Mei long, dinosaur species 岩 滨 鹬 yán bīn yù (bird species of China) rock sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis) 戴 胜 dài shèng (bird species of China) Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) 戴 菊 dài jú (bird species of China) goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 敌 害 dí hài pest / vermin / animal that is harmful to crops or to another species / enemy / predator 斑 头 雁 bān tóu yàn (bird species of China) bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) 斑 鱉 bān biē Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered species 朱 鹮 zhū huán (bird species of China) crested ibis (Nipponia nippon) 松 雀 sōng què (bird species of China) pine grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) 松 鸦 sōng yā (bird species of China) Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) 棕 头 鸥 zōng tóu ōu (bird species of China) brown-headed gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) 椆 chóu species of tree resistant to cold weather 椆 苕 diào tiáo species of tree (old) 模 式 种 mó shì zhǒng type species (used to define a genus in taxonomy) 欀 xiāng inner lining of wooden utensils / component beam used in building construction / species of oak tree with medicinal bark (old) 毛 腿 沙 鸡 máo tuǐ shā jī (bird species of China) Pallas's sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus) 江 蓠 jiāng lí red algae / Gracilaria, several species, some edible / Japanese ogonori 池 鹭 chí lù (bird species of China) Chinese pond heron (Ardeola bacchus) 沙 蚕 shā cán genus Nereis, with species including the sandworm and the clam worm 濒 危 物 种 bīn wēi wù zhǒng endangered species 乌 鸫 wū dōng (bird species of China) common blackbird (Turdus merula) 生 物 大 灭 绝 shēng wù dà miè jué great extinction of species 白 头 鹎 bái tóu bēi (bird species of China) light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) 石 花 菜 shí huā cài Gelidium amansii, species of red algae from which agar is extracted 红 腹 灰 雀 hóng fù huī què (bird species of China) Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) 红 颈 瓣 蹼 鹬 hóng jǐng bàn pǔ yù (bird species of China) red-necked phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)