Switzerland

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	14	Anatidae Ducks, geese and swans	8

IUCN Red List Status

Extinct	0
Extinct in the Wild	0
Globally Threatened	4 (80^th)
% threatened	13% (71^st)
Critically Endangered	0
Endangered	0
Vulnerable	4
Near Threatened	1
Least Concern	28
Data Deficient	0

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

Switzerland at a glance

Capital

Bern

Area

41,277 km²

BirdLife Partner

SVS/BirdLife Switzerland

Species
Total number of birds	286
Globally threatened birds	10
Country endemics	0
Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas
Number of IBAs	31
Total IBA area	546,460 ha
Endemic Bird Areas
Number of EBAs	0

Recommended Citation
BirdLife International (2023) Country profile: Switzerland. Available from http://datazone.birdlife.org/country/switzerland. Downloaded: 2023-02-01

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Area

BirdLife Partner

Species

Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas

Endemic Bird Areas