Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

State of the world's birds case studies

Introduction: The importance of birds to biodiversity

Important Bird Areas for globally threatened species: Blue Swallow

Response: What can be done to improve the status of birds

Using IBAs to guide Regional Conservation Strategies

Key publications

Fishpool, L. D. C. and Evans, M. I. (2001) Important Bird Areas in Africa and associated islands: priority sites for conservation. Cambridge: BirdLife International/Pisces Publications.

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Congo, The Democratic Republic of the at a glance

Capital

Kinshasa

Area

2,344,858 km²

BirdLife Partner

None

Species
Total number of birds	1,108
Globally threatened birds	44
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 (2021) Country profile: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/drc. Checked: 2021-12-03

State of the world's birds case studies

Capital

Area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas