Coastline
0 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
0 km2
Marine IBAs
0
Total
Major seabird families
Diomedeidae
Albatrosses
0
Spheniscidae
Penguins
0
Procellariidae
Petrels and shearwaters
0
Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants
1
Hydrobatidae
Storm-petrels
0
Alcidae
Auks
0
Laridae
Gulls and terns
3
Anatidae
Ducks, geese and swans
1
IUCN Red List Status
Extinct
0
Extinct in the Wild
0
Globally Threatened
0
(0th )
% threatened
0%
(0th )
Critically Endangered
0
Endangered
0
Vulnerable
0
Near Threatened
0
Least Concern
6
Data Deficient
0
The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared
to other countries and territories globally.
Bhutan at a glance
Capital
Thimphu
Area
38,394 km
2
BirdLife Partner
Royal Society for the Protection of Nature
Species
Total number of birds
618
Globally threatened birds
20
Country endemics
0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs
23
Total IBA area
1,213,300 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs
1
Recommended Citation BirdLife International (2022) Country profile: Bhutan. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/bhutan. Checked: 2022-07-04