Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

TOTAL	1110 (10^th)	Breeding Endemic	16
Landbirds	963	Seabirds	16
Migratory	234	Waterbirds	143

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	42 (26^th)
% threatened	4% (195^th)
Critically Endangered	4
Endangered	16
Vulnerable	22
Near Threatened	20
Least Concern	1042
Data Deficient	6

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

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the at a glance

Capital

Kinshasa

Area

2,344,858 km²

BirdLife Partner

None

Species
Total number of birds	1,110
Globally threatened birds	42
Country endemics	16
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	19
Total IBA area	13,589,414 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	6

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2022) Country profile: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/drc. Checked: 2022-09-27

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