Cook Islands

Coastline	120 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	2049493 km²
Marine IBAs	5

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	2	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	7	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	0
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	7	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	8 (27^th)
% threatened	40% (4^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	8
Near Threatened	0
Least Concern	12
Data Deficient	0

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

Cook Islands at a glance

Capital

Avarua

Area

236 km²

BirdLife Partner

Te Ipukurea Society

Species
Total number of birds	38
Globally threatened birds	13
Country endemics	6
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	9
Total IBA area	6,318,771 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2022) Country profile: Cook Islands. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/cook-islands. Checked: 2022-01-17

Capital

Area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas