Approximately what % of the world's known bird species live in the Amazon Rainforest?

The Amazon Rainforest is home to 427 mammal species, 1,300 bird species, 378 species of reptiles, and more than 400 species of amphibians. Some of the animals that live in the Amazon Rainforest include jaguars, sloths, river dolphins, macaws, anacondas, glass frogs, and poison dart frogs. One in ten known species in the world lives in the Amazon Rainforest as do one in five known bird species.

The Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. It covers 40% of the South American continent and can be found within the following countries: Peru, Edcuador, Venezuela, Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, as well as in French Guiana, a department of France.

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Skip Hayden

I was taught up that to 1/3 of all bird species lived there. Other references confirm this.b Poor answer !

Albeck1994

the South American tropics rank as one of the world's most diverse areas for birds. About 3,800 species are found there – over 1,300 in the Amazon, That I'd say is a third,

rkcorrigan

Another question where the participant has to do the math to derive the correct answer.

Denise Currie

Good question had too use double chance to get it though

Albeck1994

This is what you read isn't it "The rainforest is home to many plants and animals. According to The Nature Conservancy, a 4-square-mile (2,560 acres) area of rainforest contains as many as 1,500 flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 400 species of birds and 150 species of butterflies. The Amazon rainforest alone contains around 10 percent of the world's known species." But that's talking about animals and plants, NOT just birds

Blairly21

your answer is wrong. Check again people

Julie Allen

The Amazon rainforest alone contains around 10 percent of the world's known species. Just about every type of animal lives in rainforests. In fact, though rainforests cover less than 2 percent of Earth's total surface area, they are home to 50 percent of Earth's plants and animals, according to The Nature Conservancy.Jul 28, 2018