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12 countries with the greatest bird species density

10,000 Birds

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. Further down the list, The Gambia offers 600 birds, with about 250 species possible in 10 days. The best seasons are November and March-April.

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Ghana – Rainforest Birding on the Brink by Adam Riley

10,000 Birds

After some initial confusion on my part, and knowing with certainty that said company did not offer tours to Ghana, it suddenly struck me… my clients had wanted to go to The Gambia all along, but had got the country name confused with Ghana! The rare Rufous Fishing Owl was one of the many species seen by the group here.

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