General Status - Overview of Birds
Quick
Facts:
- Of the 428 species recorded in
Nova Scotia, only 255 species are considered regular or resident
- Some of the birds considered to
be most at risk or sensitive in Nova Scotia include Peregrine Falcon,
Roseate Tern, Piping Plover, Harlequin Duck and Bicknells Thrush
- 639 species of birds have been
recorded in Canada
- There are about 9,600 species of
birds in the world
- Birds have the highest number of
accidental species (N=173) and proportionally the lowest number of
species at risk (RED ~1.0%) of any taxonomic group considered
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