Environment of Hong Kong - Species Richness in Hong Kong

Species Richness in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is considered rich in number of species. The number of species of birds in Hong Kong is one third of that in China while the number of butterflies species is also one sixth of the total butterfly species in China according to surveys reported.

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