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Peru's national bird is the Andean cock-of-the-rock. Peru has over 1,800 species of birds, the second-highest number of any country in the world. New species of birds are still being discovered and cataloged by scientists. 42 species from Peru have been officially added to science in the last 30 years.
Peru is considered to be among 17 of the most megadiverse countries in the world. [5] With over 1,850 species of birds, [6] it has the world's second most diverse avian community, after Colombia. [7] National Parks are places where the wild flora and fauna are protected and preserved. Natural resources exploitation and human settlements are ...
South America's considerable cervid diversity belies their relatively recent arrival. The presence of camelids in South America but not North America today is ironic, given that they have a 45-million-year-long history in the latter continent (where they originated), and only a 3-million-year history in the former. Family: Tayassuidae (peccaries)
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The vicuña, Lama vicugna, is the national animal of Peru. This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Peru.There are 417 mammal species in Peru, of which five are critically endangered, nine are endangered, thirty-two are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.
The fauna of the Andes, a mountain range in South America, is large and diverse. As well as a huge variety of flora , the Andes contain many different animal species. With almost 1,000 species, of which roughly 2/3 are endemic to the region, the Andes are the most important region in the world for amphibians . [ 2 ]
This is a list of bird species recorded in South America. South America is the "Bird Continent": It boasts records of 3486 species, more than any other. (Much larger Eurasia is second with 3467.) Colombia's list alone numbers 1907 confirmed species, and both Brazil's and Peru's confirmed lists also exceed 1850.
The Andean cock-of-the-rock is the national bird of Peru. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Peru. The avifauna of Peru has 1883 confirmed species, of which 117 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 83 are rare or vagrants. An additional 26 species are hypothetical (see below).