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World birding from a Schrödinger’s house

10,000 Birds

China 1410 9. Kenya 1131 14. Myanmar 1112 16. With improved stability and infrastructure, the Irrawaddy plains and Eastern Himalayas of Myanmar could offer some of the greatest bird species densities in the whole of Asia. Peru 1838 4. Indonesia 1761 5. Ecuador 1690 6. Bolivia 1433 7.

Uganda 255
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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

now the pace quickens: USA; Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia; Nepal, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam. 1101-1200 sp: Mexico; Argentina; DR Congo (Kinshasa), Tanzania, Kenya; India. 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China. Shown as a list, it looks like this: Less than 200 bird species: Antarctica; oceanic islands.

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Avian Quiz – April 15, 2011

10,000 Birds

Instead, name one of the endemic species in this country.

2011 150