Over 300 bird species

WHS where more than 300 bird species can be found in the wild within its core zone. Preferably use IUCN AB ev to substantiate.

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
Amami-Oshima Island 394 birds (AB ev)
Bale Mountains National Park "363 recorded bird species, out of which 170 are migratory whilst six are endemic to Ethiopia" (AB ev)
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park "At least 350 species of birds have been recorded" (IUCN Outlook 2020)
Central Suriname Nature Reserve 400 recorded bird species (OUV)
Chiribiquete National Park "very high avicfauna diversity with over 630 species recorded" (AB)
Djoudj 365 (Crit X)
Donana National Park The most notable element of the property’s fauna is its avifauna, with more than 419 species having been recorded (UNEP-WCMC, 2011)
Dong Phayayen 392 species of birds (Crit X)
Everglades "more than 400 species of birds" (Crit X)
Guanacaste "Among some 500 bird species are..." (crit X)
Iguazu National Park 400 (crit X)
Kaziranga National Park “more than 480” (IUCN Outlook 2020)
Keoladeo National Park "Some 375 bird species have been recorded from the property" (crit X)
Kinabalu Park 326 (AB ev)
Lorentz National Park "the avifauna is likewise extremely rich, with 411 species recorded, including at least 20 species endemic to Irian Jaya. Notable species include 2 species of cassowary, 4 megapodes, 30 parrots, 20 birds-of paradise and 6 species of bowerbirds" (AB).
Los Katios National Park "Home to 450 species of bird, some 25% and 50% respectively of the avifauna of Panama and Colombia" (AB)
Mana Pools "Bird life along the river and in the bush is prolific with over 380 species" (AB ev)
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary 350 species of birds (AB)
Manu National Park "800 species of birds" (crit x)
Migratory Bird Sanctuaries China 415 species of birds (crit X)
Niokolo-Koba National Park 329 (Crit X)
Nyungwe National Park 351 (AB ev)
Odzala-Kokoua 463 (AB ev)
Saryarka "In total, 351 bird species have been recorded (112 breeding and 239 migratory) within the nature reserves" (AB ev)
Selous Game Reserve 350 (AB ev)
Serengeti "There are over 500 species of birds that are perennially or seasonally present in the Park" (OUV)
Sian Ka'an "Some 330 bird species have been recorded, 219 of them breeding in Sian Ka'an." (Crit X)
Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries "365 bird species recorded" (OUV statement)
Sundarbans National Park “more than 300 species” (IUCN outlook 2020)
Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves "Around 600 species of birds have been documented" (OUV statement)
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley "There are 353 bird species recorded" (OUV)
The Sundarbans 315 (IUCN Outlook 2017)
Tropical Rainforest Sumatra "some 580 bird species of which 465 are resident and 21 are endemics." (AB)
W-Arly-Pendjari Complex "The park also hosts over 460 bird species" (see link)
Western Ghats 508 bird species (17 endemic) (AB)

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