Coastline
579 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
248389 km2
Marine IBAs
1
Total
Major seabird families
Diomedeidae
Albatrosses
0
Spheniscidae
Penguins
0
Procellariidae
Petrels and shearwaters
3
Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants
0
Hydrobatidae
Storm-petrels
1
Alcidae
Auks
0
Laridae
Gulls and terns
11
Anatidae
Ducks, geese and swans
0
IUCN Red List Status
Extinct
0
Extinct in the Wild
0
Globally Threatened
1
(160th )
% threatened
6%
(143rd )
Critically Endangered
0
Endangered
0
Vulnerable
1
Near Threatened
0
Least Concern
18
Data Deficient
0
The numbers in brackets refer to the country's rank when compared
to other countries and territories globally.
Liberia at a glance
Capital
Monrovia
Area
111,369 km
2
BirdLife Partner
Society for the Conservation of Nature of Liberia
Species
Total number of birds
536
Globally threatened birds
14
Country endemics
0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs
9
Total IBA area
630,267 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs
1
Recommended Citation BirdLife International (2022) Country profile: Liberia. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/liberia. Checked: 2022-08-18