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.

Spoonbill nest with chicks - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Great skua showing off - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Gannet looking up - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Black-tailed godwit feeding - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Great skua nesting between sheeps in Shetland - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Puffin overlooking cliffs - Nature Stock Photo Agency
White-tailed eagle in swamp - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Couple of gannets - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Puffin in Shetland between flowers - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Young white-tailed eagle sitting on a branch - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Siberian Jay in snowy Swedish woods - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Hooded crow sitting on branch in Sweden - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Puffin looking into the lens - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Short eared owl - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Gannets on Hermaness rock - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Arctic tern in the harbour, Shetland - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Arctic tern in Shetland harbour - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Kingfisher - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Cory’s shear-water floating on the ocean - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Hermaness coast with gannets - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oystercatcher in Shetland harbour - Nature Stock Photo Agency