Most common wildbird species in the world...

                                                                              Photo: Modomolle

Red-billed Quelea

Apart from the domestic chicken, the most common bird species in the world is the sparrow-like Red-billed Quelea, found in sub-Sahara Africa right down to the bottom of South Africa.   

There are estimated 1.5 billion Red-billed Queleas on planet Earth.

Perhaps, surprisingly, the Mourning Dove is the third most populous bird species in the world at 475 million birds.

The Red-billed Quelea does not appear to be threatened.   Nor does the Mourning Dove, for that matter.

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