:: FACTS ABOUT BIRDWATCHING IN PERU >Peru has the second highest
number of bird species in the world. Counting only breeding
species, Peru ranks first. >More new species were described in
Peru in the last 30 years than in any other country in the
world, with about 2 new species on average described each year.
>The official list of the birds of Peru has increased by about
200 species in the last 30 years, from 1601 species in 1972 to
about 1800 species today. A combination of new records for Peru,
taxonomic re-arrangement, and new species for science are
responsible for this. >Right now, descriptions of at least 2 new
species are already in press, at least another 5 new species are
being described, and scientists estimate that more than 30
populations could be new species waiting to be described. >More
than 400 of Peru’s birds have more than one subspecies in the
country, adding 1003 subspecies to the 1800 species, for a total
of over 2803 taxa. >Peru has the highest number of “range-
restricted”* species in th