THE HUMMINGBIRD MIGRATION 2014 AND: HOW MANY BIRDS LIVE ON EARTH?

Hi Everybody!!
Between 200 billion and 400 billion Birds live on Earth with us, according to standard estimate of bird population for the last 20 years. Below I have shared a Wikipedia List of Birds by population for my curious friends. Of all the birds, hummingbirds are a small fraction of the population, but hold the title of the smallest bird. Their location is limited to the North and South American Continents. Today's Highlight photos are from August 31. The busiest month of the migration through this location is September. Stay tuned and enjoy!




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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_birds_by_population

Lists of birds by population

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a collection of lists of bird species by global population, divided by orders. While numbers are estimates, they have been made by the experts in their fields. For more information on how these estimates were ascertained, see Wikipedia's articles on population biologyand population ecology. Contributing organizations include the IUCN, BirdLife International, and Partners in Flight.

These lists are incomprehensive, as not all birds have had their numbers estimated. The Spectacled Flowerpecker was only discovered in 2010, and has yet to be given a scientific name, added to the 73 new bird species described from 2000 – 2009.^[1][2][3] Global population estimates for many of these at this time would be absurd. Again, all numbers are estimates, and a given number of 50 Slender-billed Curlews does not necessarily mean there are 10 more of this species than the Black Stilt, which has been estimated at 40: there is a possibility that the latter species has a larger population than the former.^[4][5] These lists should not be taken that literally. An estimate of 250Shore Dotterels compared with 4,500 – 5,000 Wrybills, on the other hand, means that the latter has well over one order of magnitude more individuals than the former.^[6][7] The Wrybill only has approximately one tenth the population of Great Skuas (48,000), which are outnumbered ~10:1 by the Pigeon Guillemot (470,000).^[8][9] It is these large differences between species that these lists are meant to convey.

Estimation is accepted practice amongst demographers, and the data included here should be considered no less scientific than that found in anthropological articles like List of countries by population. The 2010 United States census participation rate was 74%;^[10] populations in Somalia are ascertained using satellite imagery;^[11] the human denizens of Bhutan, according to the national government, number 708 265, while the CIA World Factbook has given figures as high as 2,327,849.^[12][13] All populations, be they human or bird, are estimates.

Lists by taxonomic order (Non-passerines)[edit]

List by taxonomic order	Birds included	# of quantified species / # of total species (%)1	Example of less common species		Example of more common species
Anseriformes	Waterfowl: Ducks, geese, swans.	89 / 166 (54%)	Laysan duck (CR)		Mallard (LC)
			Pop: 521[14]		Pop: > 17,000,000[15]
Apodiformes	Swifts, hummingbirds.	86 / 441 (20%)	Juan Fernández Firecrown (CR)		Chimney Swift (NT)
			Pop: 2,500 – 3,000[16]		Pop: 15,000,000[17]
Caprimulgiformes	Nightjars, nighthawks, potoos.	19 / 125 (15%)	Puerto Rican Nightjar (EN)		European Nightjar(LC)
			Pop: 1,400 – 2,000[18]		Pop: 2,000,000 – 6,000,000[19]
Charadriiformes	Waders, gulls, auks.	181 / 352 (51%)	Shore Dotterel(EN)		Thick-billed Murre(LC)
			Pop: 250[6]		Pop: > 22,000,000[20]
Ciconiiformes	Storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills.	52 / 115 (45%)	Storm's Stork (EN)		White-faced Ibis(LC)
			Pop: 400 – 500[21]		Pop: 1,200,000[22]
Columbiformes	Doves, pigeons.	94 / 321 (29%)	Socorro Dove (EW)		Rock Dove (LC)
			Pop: 100[23]		Pop:260,000,000[24]
Coraciiformes	Kingfishers, hornbills, motmots, bee-eaters.	38 / 219 (17%)	Narcondam Hornbill (EN)		Rainbow Bee-eater(LC)
			Pop: 320- 340[25]		Pop: > 1,000,000[26]
Cuculiformes	Turacos, cuckoos.	22 / 165 (13%)	Fischer's Turaco(NT)		Common Cuckoo(LC)
			Pop: 2,500 – 9,999[27]		Pop: 25,000,000 – 100,000,000[28]
Falconiformes	Diurnal birds of prey.	164 / 310 (53%)	Madagascar Fish Eagle (CR)		Common Kestrel(LC)
			Pop: 360[29]		Pop: > 5,000,000[30]
Galliformes	Gamebirds.	121 / 288 (42%)	Bornean Peacock-Pheasant (EN)		Willow Ptarmigan(LC)
			Pop: 1,000 – 2,499[31]		Pop: > 40,000,000[32]
Gaviiformes	Loons.	4 / 5 (80%)	Yellow-billed Loon(NT)		Pacific Loon (LC)
			Pop: 16,000 – 32,000[33]		Pop: 930,000 – 1,600,000[34]
Gruiformes	Cranes, crakes, rails.	92 / 206 (45%)	Lord Howe Woodhen (EN)		American Coot (LC)
			Pop: 220 – 230[35]		Pop: 6,000,000[36]
Pelecaniformes	Pelicans, frigatebirds, gannets, boobies, cormorants.	36 / 65 (55%)	Flightless Cormorant (VU)		Red-footed Booby(LC)
			Pop: 1,679[37]		Pop: > 1,000,000[38]
Phoenicopteriformes	Flamingos.	5 / 6 (83%)	Andean Flamingo(VU)		Lesser Flamingo(NT)
			Pop: 38,000[39]		Pop: 2,220,000 – 3,240,000[40]
Piciformes	Woodpeckers, toucans, barbets.	43 / 410 (10%)	Ivory-billed Woodpecker (CR)		Great Spotted Woodpecker (LC)
			Pop: 0 – 50[41]		Pop: 73,500,000 – 216,000,000[42]2
Podicipediformes	Grebes.	11 / 19 (58%)	New Zealand Grebe (VU)		Black-necked Grebe (LC)
			Pop: 1,900 – 2,000[43]		Pop: 3,900,000 – 4,200,000[44]
Procellariiformes	Albatrosses and petrels.	116 / 129 (90%)	New Zealand Storm Petrel (CR)		Short-tailed Shearwater (LC)
			Pop: < 50[45]		Pop: > 23,000,000[46]
Psittaciformes	Parrots.	134 / 356 (38%)	Kakapo (CR)		Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (LC)
			Pop: 126[47]		Pop: > 100,000[48]
Sphenisciformes	Penguins.	16 / 18 (89%)	Galapagos Penguin (EN)		Macaroni Penguin(VU)
			Pop: 1,800[49]		Pop:18,000,000[50]3
Strigiformes	Owls.	72 / 197 (37%)	Forest Owlet (CR)		Short-eared Owl(LC)
			Pop: 70 – 400[51]		Pop: > 2,000,000[52]
Struthioniformes	Ratites.	6 / 11 (55%)	Little Spotted Kiwi(NT)		Southern Brown Kiwi (VU)
			Pop: > 1,200[53]		Pop: 29,800[54]
Tinamiformes	Tinamous.	9 / 47 (19%)	Slaty-breasted Tinamou (LC)		Little Tinamou (LC)
			Pop: 20,000 – 49 999[55]		Pop: 500,000 – 4,999,999[56]
Trogoniformes	Trogons, quetzals.	9 / 44 (20%)	Javan Trogon (EN)		Collared Trogon(LC)
			Pop: 350 – 1,500[57]		Pop: 5,000,000 – 50,000,000[58]

Crepe Myrtle Flower (Burgundy Cotton)

Two trees are (left) Weeping Yaupon and (right) Japanese Cedar


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