Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants

Total number of bird species, by country

Note, this data from Fishbase was last updated December 26, 2023.

RankCountry / regionFish species countGlobal share
1Australia518915.13%
2Indonesia501414.62%
3Brazil493014.37%
4Japan429412.52%
5China383811.19%
6Philippines373010.87%
7Taiwan31349.14%
8United States (USA)31339.13%
9Papua New Guinea29798.69%
10India28608.34%
11Mexico26717.79%
12Vietnam26087.60%
13New Caledonia24957.27%
14Thailand23516.85%
15Colombia21826.36%
16South Africa21656.31%
17Malaysia20555.99%
18Mozambique19655.73%
19Tanzania18755.47%
20Venezuela18015.25%
21Peru16614.84%
22Congo (DRC)15994.66%
23Palau15954.65%
24Panama14644.27%
25Hong Kong13834.03%
26Fiji13573.96%
27Seychelles12643.69%
28Micronesia12573.66%
29Madagascar12533.65%
30Sri Lanka11973.49%
31South Korea11943.48%
32Tonga11763.43%
33Mauritius11753.43%
34Cuba11633.39%
35Maldives11613.38%
36New Zealand11573.37%
37Myanmar11523.36%
38Costa Rica11513.36%
39Canada11503.35%
40Ecuador11483.35%
41Nicaragua11303.29%
41Argentina11303.29%
43Kenya11153.25%
44Cameroon11083.23%
45Oman10993.20%
46East Timor (Timor-Leste)10973.20%
47Suriname10923.18%
48Honduras10583.08%
49Guyana10453.05%
50Trinidad and Tobago10413.03%
51Guam10333.01%
52Angola10262.99%
53French Guiana10202.97%
54Russia10132.95%
55Samoa10062.93%
56Solomon Islands10032.92%
57Reunion9972.91%
58Egypt9952.90%
59Marshall Islands9822.86%
60Cambodia9592.80%
61French Polynesia9572.79%
62Somalia9272.70%
63Guatemala9212.69%
64Bahamas8982.62%
65Saudi Arabia8922.60%
66Congo8882.59%
67Vanuatu8842.58%
68Gabon8632.52%
69France8502.48%
70Guinea8312.42%
71Spain8272.41%
72Puerto Rico8192.39%
73Chile8132.37%
74Senegal8092.36%
75Northern Mariana Islands8072.35%
76Nigeria8032.34%
77Yemen7842.29%
78American Samoa7682.24%
79Uruguay7612.22%
80Morocco7472.18%
80Pakistan7472.18%
82Singapore7442.17%
82Israel7442.17%
84Mauritania7432.17%
85Namibia7302.13%
86Iran7162.09%
87Cape Verde7142.08%
88Ghana7092.07%
89Sierra Leone7072.06%
90Greece7042.05%
91Guinea-Bissau6972.03%
92Cote d'lvoire (Ivory Coast)6932.02%
93Belize6862.00%
94Italy6641.94%
95Jamaica6461.88%
96Christmas Island6411.87%
97Liberia6261.83%
98Benin6131.79%
99Laos6001.75%
100El Salvador5961.74%
100Bangladesh5961.74%
Jordan5941.73%
Gambia5921.73%
Equatorial Guinea5851.71%
Aruba5831.70%
Cook Islands5811.69%
Virgin Islands, U.S.5771.68%
Togo5741.67%
Portugal5741.67%
Comoros5731.67%
Kiribati5431.58%
Kuwait5401.57%
Haiti5361.56%
Dominican Republic5361.56%
United Arab Emirates5341.56%
Barbados5341.56%
Bahrain5261.53%
Qatar5141.50%
Algeria5111.49%
Dominica5101.49%
Brunei5051.47%
Antigua and Barbuda5051.47%
Grenada5011.46%
Saint Lucia5001.46%
Sudan4921.43%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4921.43%
Malawi4901.43%
Bermuda4871.42%
Cayman Islands4811.40%
Saint Kitts and Nevis4651.36%
Martinique4581.34%
Zambia4541.32%
Albania4521.32%
Western Sahara4481.31%
United Kingdom4451.30%
Guadeloupe4371.27%
Bolivia4341.27%
Croatia4331.26%
Anguilla4321.26%
Syria4181.22%
Djibouti4161.21%
Ireland4141.21%
Slovenia4101.20%
Malta4071.19%
Montserrat4031.17%
Pitcairn4011.17%
Turks and Caicos Islands3821.11%
Eritrea3791.10%
São Tomé and Príncipe3751.09%
Tunisia3741.09%
Mayotte3691.08%
Bosnia and Herzegovina3481.01%
Montenegro3421.00%
Lebanon3410.99%
Iraq3350.98%
Gibraltar3330.97%
Norfolk Island3200.93%
North Korea3130.91%
Iceland3120.91%
Norway3080.90%
Cyprus3040.89%
Uganda3000.87%
Monaco2940.86%
Libya2920.85%
Paraguay2840.83%
Germany2810.82%
Greenland2690.78%
Sweden2620.76%
Burundi2590.76%
Ukraine2460.72%
Nepal2410.70%
Denmark2370.69%
Niue2310.67%
Bulgaria2300.67%
Netherlands2230.65%
Romania2130.62%
Central African Republic2130.62%
Wallis and Futuna2080.61%
Antarctica2000.58%
Tuvalu1980.58%
Belgium1960.57%
Ethiopia1770.52%
Saint Helena1770.52%
Turkey1690.49%
Zimbabwe1570.46%
Poland1520.44%
Macau1500.44%
Chad1480.43%
Mali1460.43%
Georgia1420.41%
Faroe Islands1360.40%
Afghanistan1280.37%
Burkina Faso1250.36%
Cocos (Keeling) Island1240.36%
Kazakhstan1210.35%
Latvia1190.35%
Tokelau1170.34%
Finland1120.33%
Niger1110.32%
Switzerland1050.31%
Austria1040.30%
Serbia1030.30%
South Sudan1030.30%
Lithuania1020.30%
Slovakia1010.29%
Czech Republic1010.29%
Estonia1000.29%
Falkland Island (Malvinas)980.29%
Hungary930.27%
Azerbaijan920.27%
Botswana900.26%
Uzbekistan890.26%
Nauru870.25%
Rwanda820.24%
Mongolia820.24%
Turkmenistan710.21%
Moldova650.19%
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands610.18%
Belarus590.17%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen590.17%
Eswatini (Swaziland)570.17%
North Macedonia570.17%
Armenia560.16%
Bhutan520.15%
Kyrgyzstan310.09%
Heard Islands and McDonald Islands290.08%
Luxembourg140.04%
Liechtenstein140.04%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon130.04%
Bouvet Island130.04%
Lesotho120.03%
Andorra70.02%
Tajikistan40.01%

 

Source: Plant data is from the World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC), 2004. Species Data. Fish: Fishbase; Birds: Birdlife International; Amphibians: AmphibiaWeb; Mammals: IUCN; Reptiles: the Reptile Database.

Species counts: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants

IUCN Red List (partial list of rainforest countries): Australia, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Côte D’ivoire, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Venezuela, and Vietnam.