Coastline
386 km
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
129680 km2
Marine IBAs
4
Total
Major seabird families
Diomedeidae
Albatrosses
0
Spheniscidae
Penguins
0
Procellariidae
Petrels and shearwaters
0
Phalacrocoracidae
Cormorants
1
Hydrobatidae
Storm-petrels
1
Alcidae
Auks
0
Laridae
Gulls and terns
10
Anatidae
Ducks, geese and swans
0
IUCN Red List Status
Extinct
0
Extinct in the Wild
0
Globally Threatened
1
(179th )
% threatened
6%
(150th )
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.
Suriname at a glance
Capital
Paramaribo
Area
163,820 km
2
BirdLife Partner
None
Species
Total number of birds
696
Globally threatened birds
6
Country endemics
0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs
13
Total IBA area
5,062,270 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs
4
Recommended Citation BirdLife International (2022) Country profile: Suriname. Available from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/country/suriname. Checked: 2022-08-20