French Southern Territories

Coastline	2948 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	2346347 km²
Marine IBAs	21

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	10	Spheniscidae Penguins	6	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	19	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	2
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	12 (17^th)
% threatened	26% (16^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	6
Vulnerable	6
Near Threatened	4
Least Concern	31
Data Deficient	0

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

French Southern Territories at a glance

Capital

Port-aux-Français

Area

439,781 km²

BirdLife Partner

None

Species
Total number of birds	51
Globally threatened birds	13
Country endemics	3
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	21
Total IBA area	257,773 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	1

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2022) Country profile: French Southern Territories. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/french-southern-territories. Checked: 2022-05-23

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BirdLife Partner

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