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Quick Facts:
  • Of the 428 species recorded in Nova Scotia, only 255 species are considered regular or resident

  • Some of the birds considered to be most at risk or sensitive in Nova Scotia include Peregrine Falcon, Roseate Tern, Piping Plover, Harlequin Duck and Bicknells Thrush

  • 639 species of birds have been recorded in Canada

  • There are about 9,600 species of birds in the world

  • Birds have the highest number of accidental species (N=173) and proportionally the lowest number of species at risk (RED ~1.0%) of any taxonomic group considered 
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