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The Thing About Colombia

10,000 Birds

The nation of Colombia has been the victim of some bad press over the last few decades, not all of this is entirely unjustified. The government of Colombia was involved in a long-simmering and occasionally boiling war with guerilla groups in the rural parts of the country. Proud of their nation of music and color and art.

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12 countries with the greatest bird species density

10,000 Birds

While Colombia may have almost 2000 bird species, it is a huge country with, still, complicated long-distance travel logistics. The mongabay.com portal has compared data on a unit of area basis of the percentage of the total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants.

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Exploring the Uncharted Bird World

10,000 Birds

1601-1800 sp : Colombia, Brazil, Peru (Looking for smaller areas of these huge countries? This portal has compared on a per unit of area basis data on the percentage of a total global number of species of birds, amphibians, mammals, reptiles, fish and vascular plants, creating a biodiversity index. 1201-1400 sp: Venezuela; China.