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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.
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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 ...
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).
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 National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR) is Peru's authority on forestry and wildlife. It was established by Law No. 29763, the Forest and Wildlife Law , and began operations on July 26, 2014.
The non-marine molluscs of Peru are a part of the molluscan fauna of Peru (wildlife of Peru). A number of species of non-marine molluscs are found in the wild in Peru . There are 852 species of gastropods (89 species of freshwater gastropods , [ 1 ] 763 species of land gastropods) [ 1 ] and 40 species of freshwater bivalves living in the wild.
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