Burkina Faso

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	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	4	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	0 (0^th)
% threatened	0% (0^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	0
Near Threatened	0
Least Concern	5
Data Deficient	0

The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared to other countries and territories globally.

Burkina Faso at a glance

Capital

Ouagadougou

Area

274,200 km²

BirdLife Partner

Fondation des Amis de la Nature (NATURAMA)

Species
Total number of birds	451
Globally threatened birds	15
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	10
Total IBA area	1,627,930 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2022) Country profile: Burkina Faso. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/burkina-faso. Checked: 2022-06-29

Capital

Area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas