Brazil has one of the richest bird diversities in the world. The avifauna of Brazil includes a total of 1837 species, of which 234 are endemic. About 60% of the bird species recorded for all of South America. These numbers are still increasing, almost every year, due to new occurrences or new species being described. About 10% of the bird species found in the country are, nonetheless, threatened.
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