Countries with the most number of bird species

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Total number of bird species, by country Scale-crested Pygmy-tyrant (Lophotriccus pileatus) Note, this data from Birdlife International dates to 2016, but is the most recent available on a global scale. If you are aware of more up-to-date data, please contact us. Country Birds Amphibians Mammals Reptiles Fish Vascular plants Colombia 1826 771 442 601 2053 51220 Peru 1804 572 467 480 1544 17144 Brazil 1753 1022 648 807 4521 56215 Indonesia 1615 347 670 728 4682 29375 Ecuador 1588 539 372 444 1098 19362 Bolivia 1427 244 363 310 392 17367 Venezuela 1364 360 363 405 1709 21073 China 1240 411 551 478 3330 32200 India 1180 390 412 689 2465 18664 DR Congo 1087 244 430 294 1480 11007 Mexico 1081 377 523 916 2602 26071 Tanzania 1052 204 359 359 1750 10008 Kenya 1034 114 376 280 1045 6506 Myanmar 1013 91 294 307 1040 7000 Argentina 998 172 374 437 1002 9372 Uganda 987 60 319 175 264 6500 Thailand 925 140 311 434 2123 11625 Sudan 915 14 281 183 477 3137 Angola 905 99 285 245 895 5185 Panama 879 214 246 272 1399 9915 Cameroon 874 218 335 283 1042 8260 Costa Rica 856 202 227 263 1106 12119 Nigeria 854 115 285 199 772 4715 United States 844 300 440 530 3067 19473 Viet Nam 823 225 287 463 2411 10500 Nepal 809 45 182 147 291 6973 Ethiopia 806 65 271 238 170 6603 Guyana 789 135 235 185 982 6409 South Africa 755 128 297 447 2059 23420 Zambia 726 87 234 185 401 4,747 Papua New Guinea 717 367 269 273 2807 11544 CAR 711 56 219 198 164 3602 French Guiana 707 108 207 166 955 5625 Guatemala 706 163 220 262 896 8681 Australia 705 242 349 1038 4869 15638 Malaysia 702 260 336 484 1930 15500 Suriname 698 113 210 58 1041 5018 Honduras 697 122 212 270 1017 5680 Paraguay 691 79 165 184 258 7851 Laos 690 98 215 170 563 8286 Ghana 681 86 257 181 687 3725 Nicaragua 675 71 203 198 1071 7590 Mozambique 671 87 236 222 1752 5692 Côte d'Ivoire 666 80 252 153 671 3660 Rwanda 632 40 184 75 76 2288 Malawi 630 77 189 125 464 3,765 Guinea 629 74 223 595 979 3000 Zimbabwe 623 59 200 190 150 4,440 Bhutan 609 7 99 62 49 5468 Gabon 606 96 182 138 774 6651 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. Total | Amphibians | Birds | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants Continued: Rainforest diversity Other pages in this section: Rainforest Diversity Canopy, Structure, & Area Diversity of Image - - - - - References Climate and Stability Short Term Variation & Ice Ages Mimicry & Camouflage - - - - - Kids version of this section Why do rainforests have so many plants and animals? Selection of information sources