Birds

As of 2024, a total of 11,195 bird species have been described on earth.

Take a look at some of the species we have preserved in our living biobank.

Common Name

Scientific Name

Conservation Status

  • Lophura edwardsi

    Critically Endangered

  • Ara ambiguus

    Critically Endangered

  • African penguin

    Spheniscus demersus

    Endangered

  • Sumatran laughing thrush

    Garrulax bicolor

    Endangered

  • Spheniscus humboldti

    Vulnerable

  • Mandanao bleeding-heart dove

    Gallicolumba crinigera

    Vulnerable

Senegal galago

Total Population: Unknown

Bactrian camel

Total Population: Less than 1,000 in the wild

Bar-headed goose

Total Population: 97,000 - 118,000 in the wild

Southern white rhino

Total Population: Around 15,000 in the wild

African Lion

Total Population: 20,000 - 25,000 in the wild

Hamerkop

Total Population: Unknown

White naped mangabey

Total Population: Around 1,000 in the wild

Black tree monitor

Total Population: Unknown

Guianan Squirrel Monkey

Total Population: Around 150,000 in the wild

Smew

Total Population: Around 80,000 in the wild

Babirusa

Total Population: Less than 10,000 in the wild

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Owston’s palm civet

Total Population: Unknown

African wild dog

Total Population: Around 6,600 in the wild

Sloth bear

Total Population: Less than 20,000 in the wild

Scimitar-horned oryx

Total Population: Around 400 in the wild

Red-footed tortoise

Total Population: Unknown

Fea’s tree frog

Total Population: Unknown

Mandarin duck

Total Population: Around 65,000 in the wild

Lesser Madagascan tenrec

Total Population: Unknown

Orange-headed thrush

Total Population: Unknown

Okapi

Total Population: Less than 25,000 in the wild

Mandrill

Total Population: Unknown