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Total number of bird species, by country

Note, this data from Birdlife International dates to July 2019, but is the most recent available on a global scale. If you are aware of more up-to-date data, please contact us.

Country / regionBird species countRankThreatened bird species (2018)
Colombia1,8781126
Peru1,8582119
Brazil1,8133175
Indonesia1,7114160
Ecuador1,6225106
Bolivia1,438655
Venezuela1,394752
China1,288896
India1,211993
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 1,107107
Mexico1,1041171
Tanzania, United Republic of1,0751249
Kenya1,0581344
Myanmar1,0311456
Argentina1,0041552
Uganda9991630
Thailand9341762
Sudan9171826
Angola9151932
Cameroon8852029
Panama8842125
Nigeria8642221
United States (USA)8602391
Costa Rica8572427
Vietnam8352552
Nepal8222638
Ethiopia8192735
South Sudan8042821
Guyana7952916
South Africa7623054
Papua New Guinea7443139
Zambia7333220
Australia7233352
Central African Republic7193416
Malaysia7183563
Cayman Islands711363
French Guiana70937
Guatemala7093717
Honduras7043814
Suriname700399
Laos6984029
Paraguay6914127
Ghana6814223
Nicaragua6774317
Mozambique6754430
Cote d'lvoire6704525
Russian Federation6614657
Rwanda6384720
Malawi6364819
Guinea6334920
Zimbabwe6275019
Bhutan6155121
Pakistan6115233
Congo6115242
Bangladesh6075336
Gabon606547
Namibia5995532
Burundi5965615
Philippines5935793
Sierra Leone5825816
Togo5735913
Somalia5706021
Mali5666117
Senegal5566219
Belize549636
Benin5486412
Eritrea5406521
Liberia5376614
Botswana5346716
Chad5246816
Canada5186924
Cambodia5127031
El Salvador500717
Iran4747228
Mauritania4717319
Swaziland46374
Guinea-Bissau4567512
Gambia4557614
Burkina Faso4507712
Japan4467849
Chile4417935
Kazakhstan4408027
Equatorial Guinea436816
Niger4368113
Trinidad and Tobago414825
British Indian Ocean Territory 41183
Brunei Darussalam4118331
Uruguay4088422
Turkey3928520
Afghanistan3918616
Saudi Arabia3908718
Israel3888818
Spain3828919
Egypt3789014
Taiwan37791
Sri Lanka3769216
Iraq3749317
Singapore3669422
Turkmenistan3659519
Mongolia3609624
South Korea3599733
France3579816
Italy3559917
Uzbekistan35210019
Azerbaijan34910117
Syrian Arab Republic34710217
Greece34610317
Yemen34210416
Morocco34110518
Bulgaria33510617
Jordan33110714
Kyrgyzstan32810815
Tajikistan32610915
North Korea32511033
Oman32311113
Romania32211217
North Macedonia32011313
Ukraine31711417
Algeria31711415
Cuba31711419
Serbia31211513
Germany31111611
Montenegro31011713
Portugal31011715
Tunisia30911811
Croatia30811914
Austria30412013
Albania3021218
Armenia29612214
Lebanon29512311
Slovakia293124
United Arab Emirates29312413
Kuwait29212511
Poland29012611
Slovenia28912710
Djibouti28712812
Czech Republic2861299
Hungary28513013
Switzerland2841319
Bosnia and Herzegovina2811327
Georgia28113214
Sweden27713311
Denmark2751349
Cyprus2751347
Netherlands27013510
Puerto Rico26813611
Latvia26713711
United Kingdom26613811
Libya2661388
Bahamas26413910
Finland26314011
Belarus2631409
Belgium2631408
Haiti25814117
Norway25414211
Estonia2531439
Lesotho2481448
Madagascar24714537
Dominican Republic24614617
Solomon Islands24514724
Turks and Caicos Islands2421484
Lithuania24214810
Moldova, Republic of23714911
East Timor (Timor-Leste)236150
Qatar2331519
New Zealand23115269
Bahrain2221537
Hong Kong21815421
Martinique217155
Saint Lucia208156
Ireland2081569
Barbados2071574
Antigua and Barbuda2061583
Dominica2061587
Malta2051595
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines201160
Saint Pierre and Miquelon199161
Saint Kitts and Nevis199161
Montserrat197162
Luxemburg1861633
Jamaica18616311
Guadeloupe183164
Aruba1821652
Liechtenstein1761662
Western Sahara165167
Gibraltar163168
Bermuda1521693
Virgin Islands, U.S.148170
Virgin Islands, British147171
Micronesia, Federated States of12817212
New Caledonia12617317
Andorra1251743
Falkland Island (Malvinas)122175
Faroe Islands1211766
Anguilla120177
Northern Mariana Islands11617817
Palau1131796
Grenada1111802
Iceland1091817
Fiji10918114
Guam10618214
Comoros10018314
Seychelles9818413
French Polynesia9418535
São Tomé and Príncipe8918612
United States Minor Outlying Islands87187
Cape Verde87187
Vanuatu871878
Maldives841880
Mauritius7818912
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands77190
Greenland731916
Mayotte72192
Saint Helena66193
Marshall Islands621944
Reunion56195
Svalbard and Jan Mayen54196
Tonga511975
French Southern Territories (France)51197
Christmas Island48198
Samoa461996
Norfolk Island44200
American Samoa432018
Macau402024
Kiribati392036
Cook Islands39203
Wallis and Futuna3620415
Antarctica34205
Heard Islands and McDonald Islands28206
Cocos (Keeling) Island27207
Pitcairn24208
Monaco242080
Niue24208
Nauru20209
San Marino18210
Tuvalu182101
Bouvet Island13211
Tokelau10212
Holy See (Vatican City State)0213

 

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.

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