Photo by BarrytheBirder
BIRD SPECIES BY COUNTRY
The country in the world with the most bird species is Columbia with 1,878. Ranking last is Tokelau with 10 species. Canada is ranked in 69th place with 518 species. But as safe a place as we think Ontario is, generally speaking, 64 species (12%) of all Ontario bird species (including the Savannah Sparrow pictured above) are declared Endangered, Threatened or Of Special Concern by the international agency Birdlife International. Similarly, many countries all over the developed world are seeing similar threats to avian species. Compounding the threat are staggering numbers of bird populations physically declining around the world...by the millions. The reality of threats to our way of life ( that of humans and all other animals) is underscored every day, every month, every year. We must come together, sooner rather than later, for our survival.
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BarrytheBirder
1 comment:
I'm hoping the ground nesters are having a successful hatch in our area this year , as the wet weather has caused a delay in haying. One of the few places were we have Bobolinks report very good numbers compared to previous years. It's amazing what an extra week or so can make.
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