page_title: Wildlife of Peru
section_title: Birds
hierarchical_section_title: Wildlife of Peru / Animals / Birds
caption_attribution_description: English: Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruviana). A male at San Diego Zoo, USA.
context_page_description: 'Peru' has some of the greatest biodiversity in the world
  It belongs to the select group of mega diverse countries because of the presence of the Andes, Amazon Rainforest, and the Pacific Ocean.
  Peru is considered the second Country with the most Biodiversity in the World according to National Geographic It is the fourth country with the most tropical forests in the world and is the 9th country on planet earth with the largest forest area.
context_section_description: 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. In January 2010, scientists found a new population of five Long-whiskered Owlets which are very rare in the wild.
  On February 22, 1990 Grace P. Servat found a new distinctive species of the Tyrant Flycatcher called twistwing. Which remained undescribed and unidentified until re-discovered by Daniel F. Lane in November 2002. Then on September 15, 2003 Frank P. Lambert obtained the first-natural history of the bird.
  The Manu Biosphere Reserve is believed to have the highest concentration of bird species in the world, with 1,000—one out of every nine on the Earth.
caption: Andean cock-of-the-rock, Peru's national bird.
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