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.

Greater racket-tailed drongo in the forest - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oriental pied hornbill in between the leaves of the canopy - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Black-tailed godwit looking with worm catchers - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Looking through the bushes for a puffin - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Wood duck on the shore - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Puffin portrait - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oriental pied hornbill looking down from the canopy - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oriental pied hornbill sitting on the beach - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Peregrine falcon portrait - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oriental pied hornbill between the canopy leaves - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oriental-pied hornbill between the leaves - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oriental-pied hornbill in the trees - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Oriental pied hornbill in the canopy - Nature Stock Photo Agency
American eagle on top of a rocky island - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Common kestrel portrait - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Male Harlequin duck on a rock - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Tawny owl portrait in the field - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Arctic tern overlooking the harbor with ferry - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Great skua in the field - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Puffin on Sumburgh rocks - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Short eared owl in the meadows - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Pelagic cormorants colony in the harbour - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Steller’s Jay on the lookout for some food - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Wood duck portrait - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Bald eagle on a rocky island - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Hermaness cliffs full of gannets - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Puffin portrait between the flowers - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Great skua in the meadows - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Steller’s Jay on picnic table - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Pelagic cormorants in the harbor of Tofino - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Red-whiskered Bulbul on a palm leaf - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Steller’s Jay on a branch with moss - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Little owl sitting on a meadow pole - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Puffin peeking from behind the flowers - Nature Stock Photo Agency
Cory shear-water close up portrait - Nature Stock Photo Agency