A brief introduction to the threatened birds being traded in a market Birds on the list of national key protected species had small numbers; however, these numbers may be underestimated because their trade is strictly forbidden. For example, raptors always appeared in the lowest numbers. Five individuals of Oriental scops owl represented the highest number. The exotic species listed in the CITES were represented by a few numbers, but several species had more than 20 individuals. Psittacula eupatria may have more than 50 specimens, of which some were nestlings. Most of the endangered species listed in the IUCN Red List were represented by 1 or 2 specimens, but Psittacus erithacus may have 10 individuals. However, more than 1000 individuals were available for the vulnerable species Gracula religiosa in the Redlist of China’s Biodiversity.