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Birds (Field Guides, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Birds (Field Guides, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $14.48, median 727 reviews, average rating 4.7 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.10 – $19.48 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.7 |
| New releases (90 days) | 7% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its review barrier is higher than in 81% of Books categories: the median best seller has 727 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Birds best sellers
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The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne
by Chris Sweeney
- List rank#2
- Price$1.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews277
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Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism (Volume 2) (Hidden Languages)
by Jessica Roux
- List rank#3
- Price$10.46
- Rating4.8
- Reviews860
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The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America (Bird Books, Books for Bird Lovers, Humor Books)
by Matt Kracht
- List rank#4
- Price$8.98
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,977
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Peterson Field Guide To Medicinal Plants & Herbs Of Eastern & Central N. America: Third Edition―A Field Guide to Discovering Nature's Remedies in Eastern and Central North America
by Steven Foster
- List rank#5
- Price$16.03
- Rating4.8
- Reviews3,580
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Ravenmaster
by Christopher Skaife
- List rank#6
- Price$12.32
- Rating4.6
- Reviews1,946
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What It's Like to Be a Bird: From Flying to Nesting, Eating to Singing--What Birds Are Doing, and Why (Sibley Guides)
- List rank#7
- Price$13.57
- Rating4.8
- Reviews6,754
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Audubon Birds Page-A-Day® Calendar 2027: The World's Favorite Bird Calendar
by National Audubon Society
- List rank#8
- Price$16.77
- Rating4.9
- Reviews265
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The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World: The Definitive Dinosaur Encyclopedia with Stunning Illustrations, Embark on a Prehistoric Quest!
- List rank#9
- Price$15.11
- Rating4.6
- Reviews6,919
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The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century
by Kirk Wallace Johnson
- List rank#10
- Price$17.69
- Rating4.3
- Reviews5,149
FAQ
Is Birds a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 727 reviews and sells for $14.48.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Birds?
The median best seller has 727 reviews, and 9% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Birds best sellers cost?
The median price is $14.48; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.10 and $19.48.
Can new books break into Birds?
7% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.