Malawi

Coastline	0 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	0 km²
Marine IBAs	0

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	0	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	0	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	1
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	0	Alcidae Auks	0	Laridae Gulls and terns	3	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	0

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	0 (0^th)
% threatened	0% (0^th)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	0
Near Threatened	0
Least Concern	5
Data Deficient	0

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

Malawi at a glance

Capital

Lilongwe

Area

118,484 km²

BirdLife Partner

Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM)

Species
Total number of birds	633
Globally threatened birds	19
Country endemics	1
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	21
Total IBA area	1,690,486 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	2

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2020) Country profile: Malawi. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/malawi. Checked: 2020-08-06

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BirdLife Partner

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