South Africa

TOTAL	761 (30^th)	Breeding Endemic	18
Landbirds	547	Seabirds	85
Migratory	261	Waterbirds	158

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	54 (18^th)
% threatened	8% (53^rd)
Critically Endangered	5
Endangered	22
Vulnerable	27
Near Threatened	36
Least Concern	671
Data Deficient	0

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

South Africa at a glance

Capital

Pretoria

Area

1,219,090 km²

BirdLife Partner

BirdLife South Africa

Species
Total number of birds	761
Globally threatened birds	54
Country endemics	18
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	99
Total IBA area	10,040,791 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	6

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2020) Country profile: South Africa. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/south-africa. Checked: 2020-08-13

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