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Rescued birds were being smuggled
Birds (above) are seen after being rescued from a Belgian citizen's luggage, bound for Madrid in Spain, at Lima's International airport in Peru. According to the National Forest & Wildlife Service (SERFOR), a belgian citizen was arrested with 20 live birds hidden in a suitcase, which he intended to sell in Spain. Peru is home to 1,858 confirmed species of birds and is a well-known, worldwide attraction to birders and collectors.
Six of the top seven countries in the world, for separate bird species, are to be found in South America:
COLUMBIA 1,878 Species
PERU 1,858 "
BRAZIL 1,813 "
Indonesia 1,720 "
Indonesia 1,720 "
ECUADOR 1,622 "
BOLIVIA 1,438 "
VENEZUELA 1,394 "
Accepted estimates of the number of world species of birds is somewhere between 9,000 and 10,000 species, but some notable scientific agencies are now speculating that 18,000 species is more likely, based on morphology, a branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals.
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BarrytheBirder
Accepted estimates of the number of world species of birds is somewhere between 9,000 and 10,000 species, but some notable scientific agencies are now speculating that 18,000 species is more likely, based on morphology, a branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of animals.
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BarrytheBirder
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