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.
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