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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. There are probably other major trends that depend, for example, on latitude and timing. Those mammals consist of the previously mentioned fossorial members of Insectivora, Rodents, and bats. Paul and St. Peter islands.

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