G’day People have until 28 Feb to lodge their observations for the GBBC. I had a look at the country level observations at http://ebird.org/ebird/gbbc/places?yr=all&m= India has a virtually unassailable lead and Australia is likely to finish 5th. The standings at the moment are Country Species Observed Lists Submitted India 758 2,450 United States 637 91,460 Mexico 620 346 Costa Rica 532 118 Australia 482 740 Ecuador 328 30 Columbia 291 25 Canada 230 10,214 South Africa 188 35 United Kingdom 151 119 Japan 121 34 New Zealand 99 75 The outcome is a combination of available species and the distribution and intensity of birding effort. Given that February is probably a good time for peak species diversity in Australia, it is conceivable that Australia could crack the 700 species mark if there were observers around the country (and reporting from the various islands and external territories). It is possible that Australia could beat the US count, but unlikely it could finish above the bird rich countries. It wouldn’t take too many submitted surveys for a number of neotropical countries to finish above Australia. Regards, Laurie. _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
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