Birds

Data from crowd-sourced research and advanced analytics were combined to estimate the entire bird population. A 2021 study estimates that there are about six birds for every human on the planet. That leaves us with a total bird population of about 50 billion. That’s right, you read it correctly! We, humans, are outnumbered many times over by birds. The shocking fact is that this number is actually quite conservative.

Couple oystercatchers with grey seal in the back - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Kingfisher with fish on a branch - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Gannet in flight - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Mating oystercatchers on the beach - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Male eider duck floating on the water - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Cory shear-water floating on the water - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Juvenile kingfisher looking upwards - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oystercatcher overlooking the beach - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Little owl sleeping on a pole in the fields - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Great black-backed gull in between grass - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Juvenile white-tailed eagle sitting on a branch - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Juvenile white-tailed eagle in winter grassland - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Hooded crow on a branch - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Brant goose resting in grass - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Brant goose on the shore - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Bluethroat in the bushes - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Spoonbill from below - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Siberian Jay in the woods - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Puffin on the water - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Barn owl peeking from a stone wall - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Redshank portrait on a pole - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Eurasian eagle owl in bushes - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oyster catcher with chick on beach - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Couple of gannets with mating ritual - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Kingfisher with fish - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Cliffs full of gannets and murres - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Black-tailed godwit on a wooden fence - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Common murre on a cliff - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oyster catcher on the beach - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Great black-backed gull closeup - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Little owl shaking on a pole - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Long-eared owl between the bushes - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Cliffs full of common murres - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Peregrine falcon with feathers from prey - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Great skua in the grass with hot temperature - Nature Stock Photo Agency