Observed number counts for high redshift ALHAMBRA galaxies (crosses). The error bars reflect Poisson errors. For comparison, we show the BX (z ~ 2.20 ± 0.32, filled triangles) and LBG (z ~ 2.96 ± 0.29, filled squares) number counts of Reddy et al. (2008; R08), the BRi′ (z ~ 4.0 ± 0.3, open circles) and Vi′z′ (z ~ 4.7 ± 0.3, filled circles) LBG number counts of Yoshida et al. (2006; Y06), and the ~4 (open triangles) and ~5 (open inverted triangles) LBG number counts of Bouwens et al. (2014; B14). The ALHAMBRA limiting magnitude is marked at m = 24 with a blue dashed line. See the text for more details. (A colour version of this figure is available in the online edition.)