Mexico

Coastline	9330 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)	3541674 km²
Marine IBAs	51

Total	Major seabird families
Diomedeidae Albatrosses	3	Spheniscidae Penguins	0	Procellariidae Petrels and shearwaters	19	Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants	4
Hydrobatidae Storm-petrels	9	Alcidae Auks	8	Laridae Gulls and terns	34	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	9

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	20 (5^th)
% threatened	19% (27^th)
Critically Endangered	3
Endangered	3
Vulnerable	14
Near Threatened	10
Least Concern	81
Data Deficient	0

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

Mexico at a glance

Capital

Mexico City

Area

1,964,375 km²

BirdLife Partner

Pronatura

Species
Total number of birds	1,097
Globally threatened birds	69
Country endemics	128
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	235
Total IBA area	37,481,751 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	22

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2023) Country profile: Mexico. Available from http://datazone.birdlife.org/country/mexico. Downloaded: 2023-03-27

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