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What country records the highest number of migratory birds species?

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World map showing migratory bird species

Every year hundreds of birds can be seen flying across distances spanning over hundreds and thousands of kilometers to find favorable habitats for the purpose of feeding as well as breeding. Migration usually takes place when the condition at the place where the bird is currently residing become unfavorable. However, over the years, the population of migratory birds is declining around the world. It has been reported that today less number of migratory birds are returning back to their breeding grounds due to a variety of factors such as poisoning by pesticides, habitat loss that may be due to destructive agriculture and other human-related factors.

According to a data compiled by the Bird Life International, which is a global partnership of conservation organizations, China had the largest number of migratory bird species. According to the data, there were approximately 601 migratory birds species in the country. The United States and Mexico had the second and third largest number of migratory birds species. In these two countries the figure stood at around 573 and 517 respectively.

Countries where the number of migratory birds species stood between 400 and 500 were India, Argentina, Canada, and Russia (Asian). A large number of countries were home to between 200 and 300 species of migratory birds. A few of these nations were Uzbekistan, Italy, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Bangladesh, South Africa, Algeria, Oman, etc. Iceland, New Zealand, Swaziland, Burundi, Liberia, Central African Republic were some of the prominent nations that were home to between 100 and 200 species of migratory birds.

Meanwhile, the nations and territories where less than 100 species of migratory birds were reported are Andorra, Lesotho, Guam, Greenland, Grenada, Maldives, Seychelles, Marshall Islands, Fiji, etc.


The table below will give you an idea of the approximate number of the species of migratory birds in each nation and territory.

Country Number of Migratory birds species
China (mainland) 601
USA 573
Mexico 517
India 470
Argentina 448
Canada 447
Russia (Asian) 445
Brazil 395
Iran, Islamic Republic of 375
Kazakhstan 360
Colombia 360
Japan 359
Pakistan 357
Peru 355
Myanmar 354
Russia (European) 348
Nepal 344
Thailand 339
Bolivia 333
Russia (Central Asian) 329
Vietnam 328
Turkey 327
Israel 317
South Korea 316
Turkmenistan 315
Guatemala 313
Iraq 312
Costa Rica 311
Sudan 306
Spain 306
Egypt 300
Azerbaijan 300
France 299
Mongolia 298
Uzbekistan 298
Italy 296
Afghanistan 295
Chile 295
Venezuela 294
Greece 293
Syria 289
Paraguay 288
Bulgaria 287
Saudi Arabia 287
Ecuador 286
Honduras 283
North Korea 279
Romania 279
Kenya 278
Bangladesh 278
Ukraine 276
Tajikistan 274
Ethiopia 273
Morocco 273
Macedonia 272
Jordan 272
Kyrgyzstan 271
Uruguay 271
Indonesia 270
Panama 267
Taiwan (China) 266
Laos 265
Kuwait 265
Belize 264
Germany 264
Portugal 264
Tanzania 263
South Africa 262
Lebanon 261
Algeria 260
Serbia 260
Austria 259
Croatia 259
Montenegro 259
Oman 258
Nicaragua 257
Tunisia 256
Armenia 256
Cyprus 255
United Arab Emirates 254
Mauritania 253
Albania 253
Slovakia 253
Eritrea 252
El Salvador 252
Nigeria 251
Poland 251
Hungary 248
Denmark 246
Czech Republic 245
Senegal 244
Slovenia 243
Yemen 240
Malaysia 238
Cuba 238
Switzerland 238
Netherlands 237
Uganda 236
Bosnia and Herzegovina 235
Georgia 235
Sweden 233
The Democratic Republic of the Congo 232
South Sudan 232
Mali 230
Australia 230
United Kingdom 230
Belgium 229
Libya 228
Latvia 225
Palestinian Authority Territories 225
Cameroon 223
Finland 222
Bahamas 221
Belarus 220
Bhutan 218
Chad 217
Somalia 215
Cambodia 215
Trinidad and Tobago 214
Estonia 214
Norway 212
Bahrain 211
Qatar 211
Turks and Caicos Islands (to UK) 210
Ghana 209
Mozambique 209
Guyana 209
Sri Lanka 208
Moldova 208
Namibia 205
Zambia 204
French Guiana 204
Angola 202
Puerto Rico (to USA) 202
Philippines 201
Lithuania 201
Suriname 201
Malta 198
Côte d’Ivoire 197
Gambia 197
Guinea 193
Malawi 192
Zimbabwe 190
Ireland 189
Togo 188
St Pierre and Miquelon (to France) 188
Burkina Faso 184
Haiti 184
Cayman Islands (to UK) 183
Niger 182
Guinea-Bissau 180
Rwanda 177
Hong Kong (China) 177
Sierra Leone 176
Central African Republic 173
Benin 172
Djibouti 172
Singapore 172
Liberia 171
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (to Netherlands) 171
Curaçao (to Netherlands) 171
Dominican Republic 171
Botswana 169
Martinique (to France) 169
Barbados 166
Burundi 164
Antigua and Barbuda 161
Sint Maarten (to Netherlands) 161
Dominica 158
Gabon 155
St Lucia 155
St Vincent and the Grenadines 155
St Kitts and Nevis 154
Luxembourg 154
Montserrat (to UK) 152
Aruba (to Netherlands) 150
Gibraltar (to UK) 150
Brunei 143
Congo 141
Bermuda (to UK) 141
Guadeloupe (to France) 141
Western Sahara 139
Liechtenstein 135
Swaziland 133
Papua New Guinea 131
Virgin Islands (to UK) 123
Jamaica 122
Virgin Islands (to USA) 122
New Zealand 120
Faroe Islands (to Denmark) 115
Timor-Leste 109
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 109
Iceland 103
Anguilla (to UK) 102
Equatorial Guinea 95
Northern Mariana Islands (to USA) 93
Andorra 89
Lesotho 88
Guam (to USA) 86
Micronesia, Federated States of 86
Madagascar 82
St Barthelemy (to France) 81
Palau 80
Maldives 76
Solomon Islands 76
Grenada 76
Greenland (to Denmark) 72
Cape Verde 71
South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands 69
United States Minor Outlying Islands (to USA) 68
St Martin (to France) 65
Seychelles 60
New Caledonia (to France) 59
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway) 52
Marshall Islands 49
Comoros 48
Mayotte (to France) 46
French Southern Territories 44
St Helena (to UK) 42
Fiji 41
French Polynesia 39
Vanuatu 36
Mauritius 34
British Indian Ocean Territory 34
Macao (China) 33
Antarctica 32
Christmas Island (to Australia) 32
Réunion (to France) 28
São Tomé e Príncipe 28
Norfolk Island (to Australia) 25
Kiribati 25
Heard Island and McDonald Islands (to Australia) 24
Tonga 23
Cocos (Keeling) Islands (to Australia) 20
Wallis and Futuna Islands (to France) 20
American Samoa 19
Monaco 18
Cook Islands 18
Niue (to New Zealand) 15
San Marino 14
Pitcairn Islands (to UK) 14
Samoa 14
Bouvet Island (to Norway) 12
Nauru 12
Tuvalu 12
Tokelau (to New Zealand) 6
Netherlands Antilles 1
Åland Islands (to Finland) 0
Vatican City 0
Arctic Sea 0
Atlantic (Antarctic) 0
Eastern Central Atlantic 0
Eastern Central Pacific 0
Eastern Indian Ocean 0
Indian Ocean (Antarctic) 0
Mediterranean and Black Sea 0
Northeast Atlantic 0
Northeast Pacific 0
Northwest Atlantic 0
Northwest Pacific 0
Pacific (Antarctic) 0
Southeast Atlantic 0
Southeast Pacific 0
Southwest Atlantic 0
Southwest Pacific 0
Western Central Atlantic 0
Western Central Pacific 0
Western Indian Ocean 0

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